The Kowhai ( pronounced korfi) is a native tree of New Zealand and considered to be our national flower. Kowhai is a maori word which mea...Read Morens yellow, the colour of the flowers. It flowers in the spring giving a beautiful golden display and is a favourite with native birds particularly the Tui, for its nectar. All of the plant is poisonous, especially the seeds
There are 8 species and they grow to about 8m high. Can be grown from seed or tip cuttings.
The Kowhai ( pronounced korfi) is a native tree of New Zealand and considered to be our national flower. Kowhai is a maori word which mea...Read More
This cultivar is supposedly hardy to zone 7 and perhaps 6b.
This plant is evergreen where I live in England. Although the outer foliage does get cut back by hard frost it never loses most of its leaves.