A powdery-green and drooping shrub, shy of the world as it rushes on .. . it hides its creamy buds beneath its canopy of leaves. If you look carefully you will see its flowers are all hanging downwards, too—long. u/urw .M_ heavy and cream. Not a friendly plant, WHITE AND RED white k°n>hai is found in few gardens, standaloof and shy, and is seldom if ever found growing in its Wild state. Yet red Igowhai, or kowhai-ngutu-kaka, was once quite plentiful in certain places, especially near Maori dwellings, where it must have been grown by our dusky brothers, who appreciated TL ''**• "—f°r Maoris are extremely sensitive to colour. The Maori may have used kowhai-ngutu-kaka for decorations ... but it was never so plentiful as yellow kowhai, so the latter would probably be used more generally. Red and white kowhai are relations of the yellow, which belong to the pea family, but kowhai-ngutu-kaka can certainly rival many of its sweet pea cousins, with its glorious red and showy flowers. By B.E.G.M.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 226, 24 September 1938, Page 3 (Supplement)

A powdery-green and drooping shrub, shy of the world as it rushes on .. . it hides its creamy buds beneath its canopy of leaves. If you look carefully you will see its flowers are all hanging downwards, too—long. u/urw .M _ heavy and cream. Not a friendly plant, WHITE AND RED white k°n>hai is found in few gardens, standaloof and shy, and is seldom if ever found growing in its Wild state. Yet red Igowhai, or kowhai-ngutu-kaka, was once quite plentiful in certain places, especially near Maori dwellings, where it must have been grown by our dusky brothers, who appreciated TL ''**• " —f° r Maoris are extremely sensitive to colour. The Maori may have used kowhai-ngutu-kaka for decorations ... but it was never so plentiful as yellow kowhai, so the latter would probably be used more generally. Red and white kowhai are relations of the yellow, which belong to the pea family, but kowhai-ngutu-kaka can certainly rival many of its sweet pea cousins, with its glorious red and showy flowers. By B.E.G.M.