The 2023 Wikitoriatanga wall calendar has twelve richly coloured repeat patterns of New Zealand flora and fauna in a style inspired by Victorian wallpapers and the inimitable William Morris.
All the designs were hand drawn or painted by Tanya Wolfkamp and the calendar is published by Live Wires NZ Ltd. To find a retailer in your area click here.
Other products included in this range are placemats, coasters, napkins, a tablecloth, tea towels, lens cloths, list pads, compact mirrors and more to come!
Read further for a full list of all the plants and animals included in the calendar.
Below is a list of all the plants include in the calendar. Apologies for the lack of macrons on the Te Reo.
January – Aurora Hibiscus – Puarangi / Hibiscus trionum and Jovellana sinclairii
February – Borderland Natives – Korikori / Ranunculus insignis, Kopakopa / Myosotidium hortensia , Black Scree Daisy / Leptinella atrata, Tikumu / Clemisia semicordata
March – Tangled Up in Puru – Mount Cook Buttercup / Ranunculus lyallii, Southern Rata / Metrosideros umbellata, Puawhananga / clematis paniculata
April – Kauri and Rohutu – Kauri and Ramarama / Lophomyrtus bullata and Rohutu / Lophomyrtus obcordata
May – Woven Latitudes – Taurepo / Rhabdothamnus solandri , Tecomanthe speciosa , Mountain foxglove / Ourisia macrophylla, NZ geranium / Geranium traversii, Mt Cook lily / Ranunculus lyallii
June – Songbird Review – Birds: Riroriro / Grey warbler, Pipiwharauroa / Shining cuckoo. Plants: Puarangi / Hibiscus trionum, Whau / Entelea arborescens, Puriri / Vitex lucens, Ramarama / Lophomyrtus bullata, Jovellana sinclairii, Hinau / Elaeocarpus dentatus, Houpara / Pseudopanax lessonii
July – Taraire Borcade – Taraire / Beilschmiedia tarairi, Pokaka / Elaeocarpus hookerianus, Marlborough Rock Daisy / Pachystegia insignis, Hangatere / Olearia chathamica
August – Winding Stems – Turutu / Dianella nigra, Taurepo / Rhabdothamnus solandri, Daisy Bush / Brachyglottis greyii ‘Sunshine’, Mountain aniseed / Gingidia Montana
September – Peatmoss Uprising – Poroporo / Solanum laciniatum, Marlborough Rock Daisy / Pachystegia insignis, Kowhai / Sophora microphylla, Kotukutuku / tree fuchsia / Fuchsia excorticata, Manuka / Leptospermum scoparium
October – Kowhai Lace – Kowhai / Sophora microphylla, various NZ natives in the background including Coprosma, Muehlenbeckia, Hoheria , Pseudowintera colorata, Manuka, Clemisia and others.
November – Puriri Nocturne – Puriri / Vitex lucens, Miro / Pectinopitys ferruginea, Kohia / NZ passionfruit / Passiflora tetrandra. Moths and butterflies: Pepetuna / Puriri Moth / Aenetus virescens Forest ringlet / Dodonidia helmsii / Cabbage tree moth / Epiphryne verriculata
December – Whero Noa – Pohutukawa / Metrosideros excelsa, Harakeke / Phormium tenax, Karo / Pittosporum crassifolium, Kakabeak / Clianthus maximus
