New Zealand native bush doesn’t appear to have a lot of Spring colour. If you look closely though, you’ll find the most amazing colours, blossoms and shapes as new growth stretches towards the sun. Have a closer look next time you are out. I grabbed the camera one evening and got these photos from near the house.
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| Puawananga (Clematis paniculata) blooms profusely here in Spring (left). The male flowers are larger than the female ones and borne on separate vines |
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| Not sure if you can see the detail here so may have to post these as larger pics sometime |
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| Blechnum fern fronds on left, plantain (middle) and green shades galore along the roadside |
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| Purple makomako Aristotelia serrata blossom (left and middle), kapuka Griselinia littoralis on the right |
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| Lime green fern on left, wonderful shapes (middle) and pate Schefflera digitata on right |
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| I think this is Blechnum discolor - still furled tightly on the right |
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| These white flowers make a lovely display along the roads but I haven't been able to identify it yet. They close up at night and the flowers are quite papery - almost like everlasting flowers. ? Lagenifera or Helichrysum spp. |
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| Native kotukutuku Fuchsia excorticata in flower. The pollen of the tree fuchsia is blue and the flowers change colour from green to purple to deep red as they age. |
