#Puawhananga

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Clematis

Clematis forsteri

Image sourced: http://www.o2landscapes.com/pages/pp-clematis.php#:~:text=Clematis%20paniculata,-Puawhananga&text=It%20is%20extremely%20free-flowering,all%20our%20species%20of%20Clematis.

Does well in exposed areas, native to central north Island and Wellington. 

Deciduous so would expose Pillars in winter. Scented flowers in Spring. 

Grows to 3-3.5 meters, would meet height of Pillars.

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Research

This is a Puawhananga climber, native to New Zealand. A climber like this or similar would work well into the sculptures. It has a full coverage of foliage which would mask the outer side of metal well and it also flowers in Spring. The flowering would indicate the time of year and enhance a sense of time measurement in the piece.

This excerpt was taken from Home Creek Nursey talking about the Puawhananga climber: “Best known and most beautiful of our native climbers can climb up to 9m or more. Spectacular in spring with a profusion of white flowers.”