New Zealand wildflowers. by blinkings

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Jan 09, 2017

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Any idea what they are Andrea? :)

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beachzz

12:57AM | Mon, 09 January 2017

It's Lupine; we have it all over here---gorgeous colors!!

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photosynthesis

1:04AM | Mon, 09 January 2017

A riot of color - beautiful...

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durleybeachbum

3:18AM | Mon, 09 January 2017

Yes, Russell's lupins, although these were introduced and are considered an invasive species in NZ. My mother used to live near the man who bred these, George Russell. This retired gardener from York began breeding them at the age of 54, using two allotments, and finally staged his first exhibit at the Chelsea Flower Show in 1938 aged 79.

'George Russell died at the grand old age of 94 in 1951 - having become a legend in his own lifetime. Every packet of Russell Lupin seed bore a picture of a twinkly-eyed old man in a grandad shirt - Russell himself - and this tradition carried on for many years.'

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