Aotearoa in Bloom - a beautiful book launch at Wardini Napier

Name: Aotearoa in Bloom - a beautiful book launch at Wardini Napier
Start: 2026-04-07T08:00:00+12:00
Location: 44 Hastings St, Napier South, Napier 4110, New Zealand

Schedule

Tue, 07 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 am

UTC+12:00

Location

44 Hastings St, Napier South, Napier 4110, New Zealand | Napier, HB

Here's one for the botanists, the gardeners, the historians, the lovers of things of beauty. Tryphena and Rachel bring their stories home to Hawke's Bay to launch Aotearoa in Bloom. Please join us at this free event and get your copy signed by the authors.
He puāwai, he kōrero. For every flower, a story.
Did you know that Aotearoa has more than 2000 species of flowering plants, and that more than 80 per cent of them are found nowhere else on Earth?
This book invites you on a botanical hīkoi through Aotearoa's flowers. Discover where they grow, when they bloom, the roles they play in their ecosystems, and which ones you can grow in your garden. From native mistletoes and around 120 orchid species to the fuzzy edelweiss, the iconic pōhutukawa and the precious ngutukākā, which is almost extinct in the wild, you will learn about their ornamental and practical uses and their significance in te ao Māori.
Explore the stories behind their names and how these plants have taken root in our modern cultural identity. Combining photographs with historic botanical drawings, Aotearoa in Bloom weaves together stories of people and plants. Part social history, part gardening guide, this special book is a blossoming celebration of Aotearoa's unique natural heritage.