Flourishing Flora!

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I have been intrigued to see if there are similarities of flora species across New Zealand to what I grow at home in Texas.

Above is New Zealand’s version of a St. John Bottlebrush plant that I have in our front garden. Our plants have darker leaves and grow in a more compact hedge form but are similarly loved by birds and butterflies. The photograph was taken at the winery in Gisborne, north island, NZ.
A lovely bed of succulents and cacti in the grounds of Nelson’s cathedral, south island, NZ. The cathedral is at the top of a hill and I sat there in the sunshine listening to a wonderful birdsong concert!
Talking of birds, nothing like seeing Birds of Paradise growing naturally.
I couldn’t end the blog without including the Miss Poppy rose! A rose named after Mike’s number 1 girl, his doggie! We visited Wellington’s botanical gardens which had a splendid rose collection.