Daily Flower Candy: Sophora microphylla ‘Sun King’
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New Zealanders know the sophoras, or kōwhais, by the copious yellow flowers which appear in spring. These are attractive to a number of native […]
Daily Flower Candy
Daily Flower Candy: Magnolia x soulangeana
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Say what you like about suburbia, but when it comes to spring, it beats the city hands down. Across the country, in avenues, closes […]
Daily Flower Candy: Lathraea clandestina
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Clandestina by name, clandestine by nature, Lathraea clandestina is partial to the roots of alders, willows and hazels. This furtive perennial parasite isn’t native […]
Daily Flower Candy: Tulips ‘Purissima’ and ‘Orange Emperor’
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Every year I experiment with tulips in different colour combinations. Last year it was fiery orange ‘Princesse Irene’ and inky purple ‘Recreado’, this year […]
Daily Flower Candy: Fritillaria ‘William Rex’
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Sound the fanfare, here he is, His Majesty William Rex, King of the Spring. After a disappointing year last year, when all my bulbs […]