Pteris umbrosa in New Zealand

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• Subject: Pteris umbrosa in New Zealand
• From: &* S* <b*@caverock.net.nz>
• Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:14:52 +1300

Hi,

For what it's worth, I can now report another site where Pteris umbrosa is 
growing in the wild in New Zealand.  P. umbrosa is native to Australia.

Today I discovered it growing in the Botanical Gardens of the regional city 
Christchurch.  A long way from Hawkes Bay which has the only other wild 
occurrence that I'm aware of in this country.

I practically tripped over the darned plant; much bigger and more robust 
than the one I have indoors here. For it to be where it is and as large as it is, 
means that it must be able to happily survive frosts of at least 5 deg C in 
winter.

I'll post pictures some time in the near future.

Brian Swale. Daytime phone  03 326 7447
  http://homepages.caverock.net.nz/~bj/
  http://www.brianswale.com
3/7 Menzies Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081

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