Hairy-lobed hangehange Hairy-lobed hangehange look closely and a small world appears Ali McDonald / Tuesday, 25 October 2016 0 5717 Introducing hangehange (Geniostoma ligustrifolium) – this small, pale flower may seem all too easy to miss… but not for our native flies, who happen to be very attracted to pale green! Read more
Kōtukutuku flowers Kōtukutuku flowers the colour of efficiency Ali McDonald / Monday, 3 October 2016 0 12533 Have you ever noticed how kōtukutuku - our native tree fuchsia (Fuchsia excorticata) - produces flowers of two different colours? This is because it colour-codes its petals to allow for maximum pollination efficiency. Read more