New Zealand Flowers and Forests

New Zealand – 2017.New Zealand in the spring time is famous for flowers and ancient subtropical rain forests. Here are a few of what we saw on our visits around the North Island, including the Treaty House at Waitangi, Hobbiton, the Manginangina Scenic Reserve and the Waipoua Forest
A public garden in Devonport, Auckland
A private garden in Devonport, Auckland
A private garden in Devonport, Auckland
Tiger lilies, Devonport
Pink Rose, Devonport
Fern fond - Driving Creek Railway & Potteries, Coromandel
Lily – These lilies were everywhere – fields, ditches etc.
Maori names - harakeke, kōrari (Northland), common names - flax, New Zealand flax, swamp flax
Garden flowers at Hobbiton, The Shire, New Zealand
Daises - Hobbiton, The Shire, New Zealand
Snap Dragon at Hobbiton, The Shire, New Zealand
Maori name is Puahou or Whauwhaupaku, the common name is Five Finger
Lilies - Flower garden at the Treaty House at Waitangi
Flower garden at the Treaty House at Waitangi
Red Rose at the Treaty House at Waitangi
Kauri Trees – Manginangina Scenic Reserve, part of the Puketi-Omahuta Forest
Ferns and other plants growing on a the base of an old tree - Manginangina Scenic Reserve
Gum bleeding from a Kauri tree, Manginangina Scenic Reserve
Manginangina Scenic Reserve, part of the Puketi-Omahuta Forest
Manginangina Scenic Reserve, part of the Puketi-Omahuta Forest
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