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Poor Knights lily

Poor Knight’s lilies in a garden next to the Welsh Dragon Bar, bordered by Wakefield and Kent Terraces. Photo credit: Lara Shepherd

Poor Knights lily: a stunning, yet undervalued, New Zealand native plant

Something spectacular is happening around Wellington – Poor Knights lilies (Raupo taranga; Xeronema callistemon) are bursting into flower! In contrast to the tiny inconspicuous white flowers typical of many New Zealand endemic plants, Poor Knights lilies have bright red flower spikes that look a little like bottlebrushes. But despite theseRead more

2013-10-12
By: Lara Shepherd
On: 12 Oct 2013
In: Science

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