Flower A Day: Day 3, New Zealand Cushion (Donatia novae zelandiae) – The flowers are about 8mm wide on a cushion size plant – photo taken Dec 2019, Arthurs Pass Track, Arthurs Pass National Park I'm cheating a bit - this poem is not written today but an excerpt from one of the poems I'm writing for my flora collection, where I'm talking to William Wordsworth about the field of flowers I wandered through - not daffodils, but in the alpine fields of Arthurs Pass, where my frie

Flower A Day: Day 2, Woollyhead (Craspedia uniflora) – The flowerhead is smaller then a pea – photo taken Janurary 2021, 1000 Acre Plateau, Kahurangi National Park If you're interested in the inspiration behind this month-long series of 'A Flower A Day', you can find more in my first post: A Flower A Day Enjoy!

FLOWER A DAY: Day One New Zealand eyebright (Euphrasia. cuneata)