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Mānuka (spring study) {Leptospermum scoparium} is an open edition, fine art reproduction print of an original watercolour painting by Jennifer Braithwaite.

 

- Full range of standard print sizes are available and range from $220 to $350 NZD for x1 unframed print.

 

PLANT INFO:

The Mānuka plant is a special one to New Zealand. It is this special little flower that our bees love and makes our honey world famous, mostly because of its medicinal properties. The flowers from which bees collect nectar and pollen are unique because they contain properties not found in any other flower! Wow ... this is transferred into the Honey, so without the Mānuka flower, we wouldn’t have Mānuka Honey.

 

Mānuka has a tiny pink or white flower, so so so small that its beauty can often be overlooked. I noticed this when looking closely at it under a magnifying glass in preparation for my new painting. It is actually quite blousy, more like a rose, with its many frills and ripples and in such a rich hot pink. It is typically an evergreen shrub and when it flowers, the whole bush hums with bee activity, but it's fleeting. During a 2-6 week period of time, at the start of our summer here in NZ, the individual flowers burst into action and may only be open for the short time of 5 days –– making a tiny window for bees to collect nectar from the flowers. Māori had many uses for the whole bush, from using its wood and its leaves but the flower is so fleeting and special and its beauty shouldn't be missed.


 

Did you know that it takes bees nearly 30,000 individual trips to the Mānuka Flowers to collect enough nectar to create approximately a 500g jar of Mānuka Honey!

 

SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE: Free Spirit

Mānuka (spring study) {Leptospermum scoparium}

PriceFrom $220.00
GST Included
  • Select your choice of print size, then your order will be printed with archival inks on the highest quality 310gsm german etching paper.

    - Fine art giclee open edition print on 310gsm German Etching paper.
    - Please note that prints are not signed but originalsare all hand signed.

    - Every piece of artwork comes with an official Certificate of Authenticity.

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New Zealand

T:   +64 210 499734

E:  jenniferbraithwaiteart@gmail.com

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