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Lupins
Nov 23, 2015 20:57:08 GMT
Post by plane2catch on Nov 23, 2015 20:57:08 GMT
Caution, you'll find an endless amount of Lupins scattered throughout the New Zealand landscape. In fact you may get tired of seeing these small flowers. Maybe they are even a type of weed? Don't know the scientific nomenclature for this plant.
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Lupins
Nov 26, 2015 7:30:35 GMT
Post by Oz-T on Nov 26, 2015 7:30:35 GMT
If these are what you're referring to, they're actually ornamental flowers, not weeds. In fact, they're the state flower of Texas, but known there as bluebonnets.
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Lupins
Nov 26, 2015 8:32:25 GMT
Post by plane2catch on Nov 26, 2015 8:32:25 GMT
Shame on me!! I lived and worked in Texas for twenty years and saw many Bluebonnets. For some reason I was annoyed with seeing all these Lupins throughout New Zealand when I visited. I guess I never made the connection. In fact I just learned online that there are 200 varieties of these flowers.
Don't think they are quite as plentiful in Texas in comparison with what I observed in New Zealand. They seemed so pretty next to the brown colored grass often found in Texas due to the lack of rain. I guess it was odd for me to see them surrounded by the lush green grasses of New Zealand. The flowers I saw in New Zealand also seemed to be much larger and more hardy then those I've seen in Texas. All quite interesting, never knew the two plants were distant cousins.
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Lupins
Nov 26, 2015 8:39:18 GMT
Post by plane2catch on Nov 26, 2015 8:39:18 GMT
www.kiwiblog.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Lake-Tekapo-Lupins-600px.jpg Just trying my skills at adding a pic or I guess it turned out to be a link. I just tried to cut and paste to add this link. I guessing it worked. I didn't use the add attachment button.
Also thought I might add that I don't remember the Lupins in Texas as being quite as diverse in color compared to the mixture of ones I saw in NZ. I saw burnt orange ones but don't remember the pink colored ones.
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