Re: (Metrosideros) Bloom seasons in northern and southern hemispheres

Tony and Moira Ryan wrote:
They certainly might be better adapted to a cooler climate than ones from our northern parts. As far as I can tell the local plants are all pure M excelsa anyway, as I have never seen any tedancy to diffuse flowering locally nor for that matter any M kermadecensis offered in our local garden centres..
In the 1980's M kermadecensis was certainly for sale in the Wellington area. I remember a friend buying one for his mother (yellow flowered with variegated leaves - a novelty, but probably not a real beauty), and I have read a suggestion that some of the earlier flowering specimens (early December) probably have some kermadecensis in their heritage.
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 > How low are the rainfall totals in that South Island rain shadow?
 > What is the range of summer/winter temps in that continental-type
 > climate? What city(-ies) would best represent either or both
 > phenomena?

Alexandra (a town rather than a city) in Central Otago has an average rainfall of 360mm.
Milford Sound on the West Coast (definately NOT a city), but pretty close to central Otago in a straight line (you have to drive through a long tunnel) has an average annual rainfall of 6749mm.
My town, Blenheim in Marlborough is has an average of 655mm, helped by some larger mountains.

There is a rainfall map at http://www.niwa.cri.nz/ncc/mapping/annual0050_large.jpg/view
and an excellent overview at
http://www.niwa.co.nz/edu/resources/climate/overview/ which is where I am quoting figues from

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