Alpine Flower a Day: – Buchanan's Sedge – A month complete!
Alpine Flower a Day, Day 30, Buchanan's Sedge (Carex buchananii) – a brown sedge grass with tan seed-head flowers – included in our...
Alpine Flower a Day: Swamp Musk
Alpine Flower a Day: Day 29, Swamp Musk (Mazus radicans) – about the size of a large clover flower, 1-2cm across – on the side of the...
Alpine Flower a Day: Korikori, Hairy alpine, Mountain Buttercup
Alpine Flower a Day: Day 28, Korikori, Hairy Alpine, Mountain Buttercup (Ranunculus insignis) – like a big yellow buttercup, fading to...
Alpine Flower a Day: Gentian
Alpine Flower a Day: Day 27, Gentian (Gentianella bellidifolia) – about the size of daffodils, except white, gracious and growing among...
Alpine Flower a Day: New Zealand Harebell
Alpine Flower a Day: Day 26, New Zealand harebell, (Wahlenbergia albomarginata) – white little flower, about a centimetre wide – these...
Alpine Flower a Day: Scrambling Pohuehue
Alpine Flower a Day: Day 25, Scrambling Pohuehue (Muehlenbeckia complexa) – so pleased to find this one in flower; tiny clusters of...
Alpine Flower a Day: Common mountain daisy, pekapeka
Alpine Flower a Day: Day 24, Common mountain daisy, pekapeka (Celmisia gracilenta) – a tufted plant with silvery leaves, and flowers...
Alpine Flower a Day: Common grass tree, inaka
Alpine Flower a Day: Day 23, Common grass tree, inaka (Dracophyllum rosmarinifolium) – olive-orange spreading shrub with needle-leaves up...
Alpine Flower a Day: Molloy's Potato Orchid
Alpine Flower a Day: Day 22, Molloy's Potato Orchid (Gastrodia molloyi) – about half a metre tall with 12 and up flowers on the stalk –...
Alpine Flower a Day: Sundew
Alpine Flower a Day: Day 21, Sundew (Drosera arcturi) – the hairy little insect-trapping fingers are about 3cm long – growing on the...
