DSC_30808 Kaiwhiria (Parsonsia capsularis var. rosea) beautiful deep pink flowers of this morph. One of two native climbers with the common name 'New Zealand jasmine'. The other species Akakiore (Parsonsia heterophylla) has broader ovate adult leaves and generally white or cream flowers, though both species are inclined to be quite variable.This stunning form was photographed in the wild, growing through Coprosma propinqua in Canterbury *
DSC_30802 Kaiwhiria (Parsonsia capsularis var. rosea) beautiful deep pink flowers of this morph. One of two native climbers with the common name 'New Zealand jasmine'. The other species Akakiore (Parsonsia heterophylla) has broader ovate adult leaves and generally white or cream flowers, though both species are inclined to be quite variable.This stunning form was photographed in the wild, growing through Coprosma propinqua in Canterbury *
DSC_5579 Toropapa (Alseuosmia macrophylla) red 'frilled' flowers. A small glossy shrub of North Island forests, with strong-smelling, pink to red tubular flowers which may vary in size, and the level of ‘frilling’ at the tips of the petals. Unfortunately it is heavily browsed by ungulates and possums nowadays, and rarely sets much viable seed in mainland forests, where endemic nectar feeding birds are now troubled by ship rats. Kauaeranga River, Coromandel *
