Found one which is pure white, large with 6 floppy petals found in primary predom beech forest (nr Ureweras)
Hi Meg puawhanga (Clematis paniculata) - but rather late flowering for it. From your image I suspect it was a male plant. Cheerio Peter J. de Lange
Its beautiful!
Thanks Peter, from its size I was confused and couldn't think it was paniculata. Late flowering probably because 850m altitude? Other clematis there were also flowering
Hi Meg Were you on the Ngamoko Ridgeline? When I worked at Te Urewera in 1985 I recollect last (December) flowering of puawhanga up there and also on the ridgeline between Manuoha and Kaipo. Cheers Peter
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