NZ Plants B – Beilschmiedia tawa to Bulbinella hookerii
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Beilschmiedia tawa is an upright tree, which reaches
40–80 ft (12–24 m) high. The thin, leathery, spear-shaped
leaves are 2–4 in (5–10 cm) long. The green flowers
are minute, summer. |
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Blechnum discolor (syn crown fern, piu piu) is an
attractive fern, with an erect habit. The fronds are up to 5 ft
(1.5 m) long and 2–6 in (5–15 cm) wide. |
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Blechnum novae-zelandiae is a large hard fern. The
bright green frond blades vary in length between 8 and 100 in (20
and 250 cm). |
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Brachyglottis bidwillii (syn Senecio bidwillii) forms
a small, compact shrub 1–3 ft (30–90 cm) high.
The oval, dark green, leathery leaves are 0.75–1.5 in (1.9–3.8 cm)
long. The flowers have few ray florets. |
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Brachyglottis cassinioides (syn Senecio cassinioides)
forms a large, bushy, erect shrub, which reaches 4–10 ft
(1.2–3 m). The small, narrow grey-green leaves are up to
0.25 in (6 mm) long. The flowers are bright yellow. |
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Brachyglottis compacta (syn Senecio compactus) is
a bushy shrub, of variable habit, growing up to 40 in (1 m)
or more. The oval leaves 0.8–1.6 in (2–4 cm) long,
are green above, white below, with slightly toothed edges. The flowers
are yellow, summer. |
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Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia (syn Senecio elaeagnifolius)
is a stout, spreading bush about 4 ft (1.2 m) or more high.
The leaves are green above, and below are densely covered with short
light brown hairs. The flowers are of no great beauty. |
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Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia ‘Joseph Armstrong’
(syn Brachyglottis buchananii, Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia var buchananii)
is a low-growing, evergreen bushy shrub, which can reach 40–80 in
(1–2 m) high. The oval leaves are green above and buff below,
2–3 in (5–8 cm) long, with pale veins. The flowers
are of no great beauty. |
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Brachyglottis huntii is an erect shrub or small tree,
which can grow to 6–20 ft (1.8–6 m) high. The
green spear-shaped leaves are closely set, 2–4 in (5–10 cm)
long. Yellow daisy flowers in summer. It is tender in the UK. |
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Brachyglottis ‘Moira Read’, syn Brachyglottis
(Dunedin Group) ‘Moira Read’, Senecio ‘Moira Read’,
is a spreading bush about 40 in (1 m), and twice as wide.
The oval leaves are grey when young, becoming green, with an irregular
cream blotches in the centre. Yellow flowers in summer. |
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Brachyglottis monroi (syn Senecio monroi) is a bushy
spreading shrub, which grows to 24–48 in (60–120 cm)
high. The spear-shaped leaves, 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm)
long, are light green above, white below, with toothed edges. The flowers
are yellow, summer. |
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Brachyglottis rotundifolia (syn Senecio rotundifolius,
Senecio reinoldii) is a large shrub or small tree growing to 20 ft
(6 m) in the wild, up to 10 ft (3 m) in cultivation in
the UK. The rounded leaves are 2–5 in (5–12 cm)
long, green above, buff beneath. The flowers are of no great beauty. |
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Brachyglottis × spedenii (syn Senecio spedenii)
is a small, compact, evergreen shrub that grows to 18 in (45 cm)
high. The broad, spear-shaped leaves are 0.4–0.6 in (1–1.5–cm)
long, green above, white below, with a pale edge. Small daisy flowers
in summer. |
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Bulbinella angustifolia is a yellow flowered bulbous
plant, with narrow strap-like leaves, growing up to 40 in (1 m)
high, but usually less. The leaves are up 18 in (45 cm) long
and up to 0.6 in (1.5 cm) wide. The flowers are bright yellow,
summer. |
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Bulbinella gibbsii var balanifera is a yellow flowered
bulbous plant, with strap-like leaves growing up to 12 in (30 cm)
tall. The green leaves are up to 1.2 in (3 cm) wide. The flowers
are bright yellow, summer. |
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Bulbinella hookerii is a yellow-flowered bulbous plant.
It usually reaches 12–24 in (30–60 cm), but can
reach 40 in (100 cm). The flowers are bright yellow. |
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