Flowering red amaranth plants at the Sanctuary Mahi Whenua attract many small, beneficial insects. https://www.facebook.com/SanctuaryCommunityOrganicGarden/photos/a.979825745423892.1073741828.977483038991496/1433315190074943
Sanctuary Mahi Whenua, Unitec Mount Albert Campus, Auckland.
Unitec Mount Albert Campus, Auckland. Growing weedy on the bank of the Oakley Creek, by the bridge over to Oakley Creek Esplanade Reserve.
A rampant weed on the Unitec side of the Oakley Creek bank, under the footbridge to Waterview Glades (=Oakley Creek Esplanade Reserve), Auckland 1026.
Tagasaste or tree lucerne plants at the Sanctuary Mahi Whenua are now blanketed with white flowers.https://www.facebook.com/SanctuaryCommunityOrganicGarden/photos/a.979825745423892.1073741828.977483038991496/1573361246070336
Photos 2 and 3 show fallen dead leaves.
On the border of the sensory section of the herb garden of the Sanctuary Mahi Whenua are our catmint plants. They have kept growing and multiplying since first planted here 2 years ago. https://www.facebook.com/SanctuaryCommunityOrganicGarden/photos/a.979825745423892.1073741828.977483038991496/1263065200433277
Just one open flower observed on the plant.
Growing on dry, clay bank upstream of waterfall.
The intense blue of the cornflower ray florets make these flowers stand out at the Sanctuary Mahi Whenua. https://www.facebook.com/SanctuaryCommunityOrganicGarden/photos/a.979825745423892.1073741828.977483038991496/1209038515835946
Our fragrant rosemary plants on the rosemary walk at the Sanctuary Mahi Whenua are flowering profusely and attracting honey bees (Apis mellifera). https://www.facebook.com/SanctuaryCommunityOrganicGarden/photos/a.979825745423892.1073741828.977483038991496/1422787651127697
Waterview Glades and vicinity. Growing wild under the footbridge across the Oakley Creek (on the Unitec side). Very few open flowers.
Unitec Campus. Sanctuary Mahi Whenua. Pods.
Unitec Campus. Sanctuary Mahi Whenua.
Unitec Campus. Sanctuary Mahi Whenua.