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|Max wd metric=m
|Max wd metric=m
|origin=New Zealand
|origin=New Zealand
|poisonous=All parts should be considered poisonous
|poisonous=All parts possibly poisonous
|lifespan=perennial
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|water=moist, moderate
|water=moist, moderate
|features=evergreen, flowers, birds, wildlife, bonsai, hummingbirds
|features=evergreen, flowers, birds, wildlife, bees, bonsai, hummingbirds
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring
|flowers=yellow
|flowers=yellow
|Min Temp Num=10
|Temp Metric=°C
|Temp Metric=°C
|jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!
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|max_zone=10
|image=Sophora denudata (flowers).JPG
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
|image_caption=Sophora denudata (flowers)
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'''Kowhai''' are a tree native to New Zealand. They are a [[legume]] in the [[genus]] ''[[Sophora]]''. In total there are eight species, of which ''S. microphylla'' is the most common.
'''Kowhai''' are a tree native to New Zealand. They are a [[legume]] in the [[genus]] ''[[Sophora]]''. In total there are eight species, of which ''[[sophora microphylla]]'' is the most common.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
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).<ref>Yate's 'Garden Problem Solver', HarperCollins, New Zealand, 2001</ref>
==Species==
==Species==
*''S. chathamica''
*''[[Sophora chathamica]]''
*''S. fulvida''
*''[[Sophora fulvida]]''
*''S. godleyi''
*''[[Sophora godleyi]]''
*''S. longicarinata''
*''[[Sophora longicarinata]]''
*''S. microphylla''
*''[[Sophora microphylla]]''
*''S. molloyi''
*''[[Sophora molloyi]]''
*''S. prostrata''
*''[[Sophora prostrata]]''
*''S. tetraptera''
*''[[Sophora tetraptera]]''
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery perrow=5>
File:Starr 040214 0077 sophora chrysophylla.jpg|[[Sophora chrysophylla]]
File:Smacrocarpa11.JPG|[[Sophora macrocarpa]] "mayu", ex hortus
File:Kowhai flowers.jpg|
File:KowhaiDrawing.jpg|
File:Starr 031108-2065 Sophora tomentosa.jpg|[[Sophora tomentosa]]
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Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
Image:Upload.png| photo 3