WHEN WAS THE NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY WAS FORMED? In 1984 a meeting was called Mr Ron Fowler of the Christchurch Fuchsia Circle and hosted by the Wellington Fuchsia Society on 10th November. 32 people attended representing New Plymouth, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Nelson, Marlborough, Christchurch and Ashburton [...]
Import restrictions of plants into NZ During 1960’s and 1970’s as worldwide outbreaks of the “Foot and Mouth” disease prevented any plants grown in soil from being imported into New Zealand from anywhere in the world (including Australia) as to prevent the spread of the [...]
FIRST IMPORTATION OF 1 ST FUCHSIA CULTIVAR INTO NZ - 1914 From Ted Sweetman words, that species, hybrids, and cultivars were brought to Australia and New Zealand by settlers in the 1880’s, many other varieties would be exported from European countries, prior to 1914 there were [...]
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