The ORCHID Family
maikaikai, but botanists know it as Thelymitra. There are several different varieties, and the colours vary from mauve and purple to pink and white. This species of the flower grows in the poor gum lands and the little bulbs from which the flower stalk rises are known as Maori potatoes. The plant has two long leaves. Paint vour flower either in shades of mauve or pink, with the foliage green.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 21, 25 January 1936, Page 17 (Supplement)
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73The ORCHID Family Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 21, 25 January 1936, Page 17 (Supplement)
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