09/07/2025
With June behind us and the winter solstice past, both we and our native flora can look forward to longer hours of sunlight.
While fruits and flowers may still be scarce as we progress through the rest of winter, there is always something to discover if you know where to look! Pest Free Kaipātiki Drumroll Promotions
With June behind us and the winter solstice past, both we and our native flora can look forward to longer hours of sunlight.
While fruits and flowers may still be scarce as we progress through the rest of winter, there is always something to discover if you know where to look!
Mānuka blooms are out in full force in both pink and white, no doubt attracting a host of pollinators with their sweet scent.
Kawakawa plants have male and female flowers on separate plants, with male flower spikes typically longer with black dots (anthers) and female spikes showing pale cream patches (stigma). Having male and female flowers on different plants encourages cross-pollination, which keeps the population genetically diverse
and resilient.
Karamū is another native currently in bloom with separate male and female flowers. Male flowers have prominent pollen sacs which release pollen in the wind, while female flowers have a sticky stigma for capturing that pollen!
Flowering: karamū, kohekohe, pūriri, tecomanthe, tāwhiri karo (Pittosporum cornifolium), climbing/scarlet rātā, mānuka, kawakawa
Fruiting: horoeka/lancewood, houpara/five-finger, prickly mingimingi, nīkau, pūriri, tītoki
