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|genus=Sophora
|genus=Sophora
|species=tetraptera
|species=tetraptera
−|common_name=Kowhai
+|common_name=Kowhai, Yellow kowhai
+|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=tree
|habit=tree
−|Min ht box=6
+|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
+|Min ht box=4.5
|Min ht metric=m
|Min ht metric=m
|Max ht box=12
|Max ht box=12
|Max ht metric=m
|Max ht metric=m
−|Min wd box=4
+|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
−|Max wd box=4.5
−|Max wd box=8
|Max wd metric=m
|Max wd metric=m
+|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|origin=New Zealand and parts of Chile
|origin=New Zealand and parts of Chile
|poisonous=All parts
|poisonous=All parts
|lifespan=perennial
|lifespan=perennial
+|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|water=moist
|water=moist
|features=evergreen, flowers, birds, wildlife, bees, hummingbirds
|features=evergreen, flowers, birds, wildlife, bees, hummingbirds
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring
−|flowers=yellow
+|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
+|flowers=orange, yellow
|Min Temp Num=-10
|Min Temp Num=-10
|Temp Metric=°C
|Temp Metric=°C
|min_zone=8
|min_zone=8
−|max_zone=11
+|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
+|max_zone=10
|image=Kowhai flowers.jpg
|image=Kowhai flowers.jpg
|image_width=200
|image_width=200
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The Kowhai caterpillar is a bright-green and black caterpillar that strips the leaves of the kowhai. The treatment for such a problem is the use of an insecticide such as [[Orthene]] (NZ), [[Mavrik]] (NZ), [[Shield]] (NZ) or [[Super Shield]] (NZ).
The Kowhai caterpillar is a bright-green and black caterpillar that strips the leaves of the kowhai. The treatment for such a problem is the use of an insecticide such as [[Orthene]] (NZ), [[Mavrik]] (NZ), [[Shield]] (NZ) or [[Super Shield]] (NZ).
−==Species==
+==Cultivars==
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