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New Zealand native plants are not generally considered to be very colourful. However, careful selection of species such as this sprawling, mauve bidibidi (Acaena microphylla), in conjunction with this orange, upright libertia, provides a colourful contrast beside a formal pathway.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Reference: 24 March 2007, p. 57
by Gillian Vine
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