New NZ Myosotis Species to be described

[Anthony Darby]

I bought a plant at Oratia Native Plant Nursery (the place is for sale) that had a little white forget-me-not hitchhiker. It is now self seeding in various pots.

[Leucogenes]

As an after thought here is a photo of Myosotis "Mt Hamilton"  growing in my garden that was purchased from Hokonui Alpines.

Hope this clarifies things for everybody.

Hello David,

as a big fan and collector alpine New Zealander i love natural plants with brown leaves. I am absolutely delighted with the beautiful image of Myosotis "Mt Hamilton ".
Thanks for the great photo.

From my garden...

Geranium sessiliflorum var. nigricans
Myrsine nummularia
Arthropodium candidum "Purpureum "
Gaultheria parvula
Podocarpus nivalis "Bronze"

[David Lyttle]

Hello Leucogenes,

You have a nice collection of NZ plants (all correctly named I am happy to say) I have not seen the Gaultheris parvula in cultivation before. It is found in subalpine bogs and can form very large patches which are very spectacular when in flower or fruit. I recently germinated a batch of Podocarpus nivalis seed and hope to get some good plants from it. I have a cutting -grown specimen in my garden but it has not grown particularly well. They form quite large plants in the wild. Geranium sessiliflorum grows prolifically from seed but in my experience plants are short lived.

[Leucogenes]

Hello David,

i am happy if you like the pictures. The alpine NZ are my absolute obsession. I have to be lucky all four types of Leucogenes in my collection. Three already shown...here the last...Leucogenes neglecta  (Marlborough-Edelweiß).

and yet

Pimelea traversii
Lepidothamnus laxifolius
Raoulia lutescens & Phyllocladus aspleniifolius var. alpinus
Acrothamnus colensoi  (formerly Leucopogon suaveolens)

as always...sorry for my english

Thomas

[Leucogenes]

Sorry...