29 New Zealand Plants

After living here for more than six months, I’ve developed a familiarity and—I must say—an affection for a number of plants in the New Zealand bush. Out of the hundreds of exotic plants here, over time I’ve learned the names of some of them and to recognize them on my forays into the bush. They’ve become like familiar friends.

Ti Kouka – the cabbage tree – a common, distinctive tree with grass-like tufts.

Ti kouka - the cabbage tree

Ti kouka – the cabbage tree

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