Flowers are small, white and wind pollinated Berries are black and occur from midsummer through to autumn. Sow fresh
2 month
Pennantia corymbosa {kaikomako}
Lowland forest
Phormium tenax {Harakeke}
Swamp and lowland
Hardy plant which grows in most soils Will grow up to 4m tall in swampy fertile sites
Ripe fruit is black F/S Sow fresh or up to 2 week stratification
4 weeks
Lowland
Yellowish green leaves with undulating edges Lemony scent when crushed Grows up to 12m tall
Ripe berry is black F/S/S 2-3 month stratification for all pittosporum
unknown
FEB MARCH APRIL
unknown
FEB MARCH APRIL
Grows up to 10m tall
Orange fruits Spread by bird eating flower from mid spring to summer and fruits from autumn to winter. Sow fresh
MARCH APRIL MAY
Lowland forests
Mature stems can be 10cm in diameter, these coil on the forest floor then move up into the canopy by means of their tendrils
MARCH APRIL MAY
Passiflora tetrandra {native passion vine kohia}
Pittosporum cornifolium
Lowland to mountain forests
Spindly shrub which will hang below nest epiphytes Small smooth edged leaves with pointy tips
Pittosporum tenuifolium {Kohuhu}
Plains and lowland
Pale green leaves Dark purple-black flowers Grows up to 8m tall
Plagianthus regius {Ribbonwood}
River terraces and lowland forest
Pittosporum eugenoides {Tarata}
FEB
JAN
Ripe berry is black F/S/S 5-6 week stratification
unknown
APRIL
MARCH
FEB
Sow seeds fresh
1-2 months
MARCH
FEB
JAN
APRIL
MARCH
Seeds have open capsules with orange red interior with black seeds embedded in these - eaten by birds 12 months- 2 Capsules open mid-spring to early years autumn. Germination can take wide range of times.
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