Tui
November 14th, 2009 | 
Author: This tui was sitting every day for some weeks in our tree to collect nectar from our Karo.
Fern has always been my favorite plant. New Zealand has around 164 different ferns. Sound’s like heaven for me 
This one reminded me of a Christmas tree…
It’s koru looks so beautiful. Sometimes you can watch unfold the koru within hours (depends on humidity and warmth)
You can find a lot of koru patterns in NZ. It symbolizes new life, growth, strength and peace.
Other plants I discovered on our walk have been this lovely white flowers.
It is called Kirks tree daisy (Brachyglottis kirkii)
The flowers really look like daisies but not the leaves.
You could collect a bouquet with only one twig…
Near the tree daisy blooms another interesting tree.
It is called rangiora (Brachyglottis repanda) which leaves can be used as a soft ‘natural toilet paper’, that’s why it is also called ‘Bushmans toilet paper.’
There are many many rangioras in our region so look out for it if you need something in the bush 
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