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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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Cyathea dealbata
Height: 8m;  Spread: 5m
Silver Fern, Ponga (Tree Fern)
N.Z's silver fern. Easily grown. Best in a sheltered site. Likes sun or light shade and drier soils.
» Click here for our Dicksonia squarrosa article published in The Fringe, October 2015 ...
» For a landscaping perspective on Cyathea dealbata see this article by O2 Landscapes...
Photo gallery:
New beginnings. Cyathea Dealbata koru. This photo was taken in May on the Karamatura Loop track.
Picture taken on 309 Road, Coromandel Peninsula
..cute. At Long Bay Park Dec '10..