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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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Leptinella aff. dioica
Height: 0.1m;  Spread: 1m
Shore Leptinella (Ground Cover)
A soft spreading groundcover in cool moist sites. L. dioica is extremely variable. Coastal and inland up to 1000 m a.s.l.. In the northern part of its range usually on the margins of saltmarshes.
» For a landscaping perspective on Leptinella see this article by O2 Landscapes ...
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The tiny yellow flowers on this attractive groundcover are actually made up of many even tinier florets, both male and female. Once named Cotula, this plant is a member of the daisy family, Compositae.
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