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Kumarahou and mingimingi on our walk today. Both thriving in the scrubby landscape ๐Ÿƒ๐ŸคŽ
24/03/2021

Kumarahou and mingimingi on our walk today. Both thriving in the scrubby landscape ๐Ÿƒ๐ŸคŽ

๐ŸŒ”This month we are celebrating the beautiful rakau Puawanaga, Clematis Paniculata ๐ŸŒฑWe would love to hear your stories, i...
01/03/2021

๐ŸŒ”This month we are celebrating the beautiful rakau Puawanaga, Clematis Paniculata ๐ŸŒฑ

We would love to hear your stories, if you feel like sharing something you know or love about Puawanaga ๐Ÿ’š

11/02/2021

Congratulations Brooklyn Sharpei, you and the friend you tagged are the winners of this monthโ€™s Full Moon comp! ๐ŸŒ”๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

Thanks to everyone who entered, keep an eye out next month for another comp coming up ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒฟ

๐ŸŒฟ Rewarewa, Knightia excelsa, NZ Honeysuckle ๐ŸŒฟ by Clinical and Traditional Herbalist Anah ๐ŸŒฟIn the language of flower...
02/02/2021

๐ŸŒฟ Rewarewa, Knightia excelsa, NZ Honeysuckle ๐ŸŒฟ by Clinical and Traditional Herbalist Anah ๐ŸŒฟ

In the language of flowers, Protea symbolises diversity and courage, and perhaps this is the gift that Rewarewa imparts to us being from one of the oldest whanau of flowers on the planet, dating back some 300 million years. In Aotearoa we have our very own endemic genus Knightia of the whanau Protoaceae who carries the mana of the tribe to our southern hemisphere shores.

In the late spring, a display of beautiful red Rewarewa flowers can be seen attracting birds and people as its pollinators with a delicious (honeysuckle) nector, and Taฬ„whiri-matea helps to carry its winged seeds far and wide, resulting in forests of Rewarewa in northland, Bay of Plenty, and Malborough Sound. Rewarewa is also found in some plant nurseries, so now it grows all over the country in places without too much frost and without so many possums, who also love the flowers.

Traditionally Rewarewa was used as a remedy for coughs and colds, and the inner bark applied externally as a styptic to staunch bleeding and bandage. Weavers used the bark which makes an excellent black dye and carvers used the slow burning wood for hollowing out a waka.

Other distinctive qualities of Rewarewa include its notable height, (Rewa meaning to rise up) growing to 30 meters, its mottled bark (sometimes phosphorescent when wet, maybe due to certain fungi present), and its tough and very serrated long leaves.

More contemporary research of Rewarewa indicates the plant contains amongst other constituents Beta-sitosterol, which is a plant sterol esther known for its beneficial use in prostate cancer, by (probably) reducing inflammation thus improving uninary symptoms and flow measures.

This plant is surely one to be remembered in the bush first aid kete. We are glad you are amonst us Rewarewa gracing our valleys with colour and sweet nectars each spring. Thanks Rewarewa. โค

๐ŸŒ– Full Moon GIVEAWAY - Plant of the Month ๐ŸŒฟWe would like to give you and a friend the opportunity to WIN a pack of our b...
29/01/2021

๐ŸŒ– Full Moon GIVEAWAY - Plant of the Month ๐ŸŒฟ

We would like to give you and a friend the opportunity to WIN a pack of our beautiful cards.

This monthโ€™s plant is rewarewa, (Knightia excelsa), also known as NZ honeysuckle ๐Ÿ’š

To enter:

โœ”๏ธTAG a friend who would love to win a pack of Unbound Leaves

โœ”๏ธLIKE our page ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

โœ”๏ธCOMMENT with a story, or fun fact about rewarewa - tell us what this plant means to you, what you love about it, stories you have been told...anything youโ€™d like to share.

You and the person you tagged will go into the draw to win a pack of cards each ๐Ÿ’š

๐ŸŒ™Drawn on the new moon 11 Feb 2021.

๐ŸŒ™Closes at 8am 11 Feb 2021

๐ŸŒ™Winner will be notified via messenger and a public post made on this page. Prize is one pack for the person who commented and one pack for the person they tag ๐Ÿท

For more info on these uniquely New Zealand cards, please follow this link https://www.unboundleaves.com

21/05/2020

More than playing cards, Unbound Leaves includes beautiful photographs of NZ Native plants by NZ's top photographer, Rob Suisted and identifies common, Mฤori and botanical names. With a review page outlining traditional uses and conservation status these cards are a must have for every whanau for hours of enjoyment and easy education. Play safe everyone ๐Ÿงš๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿงš๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿงš๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿงš๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿงš๐Ÿฝ ~ https://www.unboundleaves.com ~

Link to Rob Suisted (Natures Pic) ~ https://www.naturespic.com ~

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