I've been enjoying the big flowering year of the pohutukawa trees in the gardens of Ōtautahi-Christchurch. They're on the wane now, and all the fallen stamens are making the footpaths look magenta.

I also just read that the stamens have been used to make a tasty cordial:
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018821848/how-to-make-p-hutukawa-stamen-cordial

#pohutukawa #Metrosideros #botany #AotearoaNZ #flowers