New zealand plants

For awhile I had a New Zealand Tea Tree (Leptospermum scoparium) growing in a large pot in my back yard. Several varieties of this species can be found in the nursery trade. This dark red variety is my favorite, and it is quite popular in California. Later on, when I visited New Zealand, I was able to actually walk through a forest of wild tea trees, which the New Zealanders call "manuka" trees. But all of them, even the ones in cultivation, had white or pale pink flowers.

The vibrant red flowers of the Pohutukawa tree can be found in full bloom throughout New Zealand in the summer months and is known locally as the iconic Kiwi Christmas tree! These are the gorgeous blossoms our bees love to forage on to make our Tahi Pohutukawa honey – floral and earthy, pearl white, and delicious. ⁠ ⁠ tahinz.com/product/tahi-pohutukawa-honey-250g/

Koru, New Zealand Mehr

Phormium tenax Flax by Tony Foster Phormium tenax New Zealand Flax Harakeke

Silver fern - New Zealand icon

flowers of a native kowhai tree (Sophora species, Leguminosae, Fabaceae) planted outside the entrance to the visitors' center, Te Haruhi Bay, Shakespear Regional Park, Auckland, New Zealand

Pohutakawa, New Zealand

[Flax Plant of New Zealand.]