New Zealand Plants

DSC_30809 Kaiwhiria (Parsonsia capsularis var. rosea) typical pale 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 beautiful form was photographed in the wild, growing through Coprosma crassifolia in Canterbury *