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Serendipitous supply
When the Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust wanted to give a gift of plants, locally sourced from Rarangi Beach, east of Blenheim, they came to Oratia. Not only could we provide an eco-sourced species, it was also a plant which had since disappeared from the region!

This is the Trust's story.

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Coprosma robusta
Height: 5m;  Spread: 3m
Karamu (Shrub)
Fast growing shrub ideal for re-vegetation projects. Birds enjoy the masses of orange fruit on female plants.
» Click here for our Coprosma article published in The Fringe, August 2014 ...
» For a landscaping perspective on Coprosma see this article by O2 Landscapes...
Photo gallery:
Coprosma robusta foliage.
A coprosma flower on a frosty July morning in Unsworth Reserve
Long Bay Park Dec '10.
..with friends (or are they.?)
Coprosma robusta male flowers.
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