cabbage tree/ti kouka

Captain Cook used boiled cabbage tree leaves as an antidote for scurvy when he rediscovered New Zealand in 1769. This tree is a giant lily and is a Kiwi icon. The flowers have been exceptional this year.

Fotografo:
lomodesbro
Caricato:
2013-12-23
Tags:
botanicals fauna flora flowers photogram plants
Fotocamera:
no camera
Pellicola:
ilford paper
Cittá:
wellington
Paese:
New Zealand
Anno:
2013
Time:
morning
Album:
lumen prints e Lumen Prints
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