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  • Jacqui Knight October 6, 2013 at 3:36am

    That's great to hear, Elizabeth. You might also like to post this message in the forum on our website, www.nzbutterflies.org.nz. There may be members there looking for it. Do you see any Admirals about?

  • Eliz October 5, 2013 at 10:25pm

    If anyone is interested in Urtica dioica, I have quite a bit of it available for free to anyone that will come and get it. I'm in the Poukawa Hawkes Bay area... 25min out of Hastings.

  • terri shaw May 8, 2012 at 9:29am

    Is this the introduced nettle or onga onga? I have a nice patch of onga and wonder it's role in the world.

  • Matt Moir August 1, 2011 at 2:29am
    you can comtact me at mjmoir@gmail.com
  • Matt Moir August 1, 2011 at 2:28am
    Hi Angie the nettle we have is Urtica dioica I dont think we have any          U. ferox onsite however I could be wrong.  I would love to talk to you and learn more about what you did with Sandy at S.P.C.N.T. we certanly do charish and enjoy the butterflies and a continued supply of stock would be appreciated by all who enjoy the garden as it is still a valued outdoor classroom Thanks Matt 
  • Angie Gibbons August 1, 2011 at 1:55am

    HI Matt

    Great to hear the nettle is still going strong and there is someone again interested in Admirals.

     

    I spent a lot of time helping Sandy a few years ago set up before she passed with nettles and raising admirals at the site.  Are there still any native nettles alive onsite?

     

    I still from time to time drop newly hattced butterflies at the gardens on weekends, would love to catch up and maybe I can supply stock like I did for sandy.

    Angie

  • Matt Moir July 29, 2011 at 9:23am
    Thanks Jacqui you got it rite South Pacfic  Collage Of Natural Therapies. we do have quite  large patch of nettle so if anyone needs some and is able to travil to Ellerslie or meet me in Pt Chev at a pre arranged time please let me know I have lots of plants on hand as I am alwayse fighting to keep it in its containd area
  • Jacqui Knight July 29, 2011 at 5:23am

    Hi Matt

     

    What's SPCNT? Oh - don't worry - just googled it... I had been thinkig Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ... and could't work it out. But then I WAS aware of the South Pacific College of Natural Therapies, but was barking up the wrong tree!

     

    Great to hear you're doing that. The Admiral needs every bit of help it can get.

     

    Cheers

    Jacqui Knight

    www.nzbutterflies.co.nz

  • Matt Moir July 29, 2011 at 4:14am
    I just came across this group we are doing our part in preserving the Admiral butterfly in our medicinal herb garden in Ellerslie at S.P.C.N.T.
  • Lorraine Barnett February 21, 2011 at 10:39am
    All those pages not available??
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