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Sophora longicarinata - Kowhai

Sophora longicarinata - Kowhai
Latin name:
Sophora longicarinata
Common name:
Kowhai
Keywords:
kowhai, longicaranata, sophora

Long slender leaflets with masses of pale yellow flowers in the Spring. Upright and multi stemmed trunk.
Native to the northern part of the South Island.
Likes free draining soils.
Grows to 4-5m.

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