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.
January – Aurora Hibiscus – puarangi / Hibiscus richardsonii, New Zealand calceolaria, Jovellana sinclairii
February – Borderland Natives – korikori / Ranunculus insignis, Chatham Island forget-me-not / Myosotidium hortensia, black scree daisy / Leptinella atrata, tikumu / Celmisia semicordata
March – Tangled Up In Puru – Mount Cook buttercup / Ranunculus lyallii, Southern rātā / Metrosideros umbellata, puawānanga / Clematis paniculata
April – Kauri and Rohutu – kauri, Agathis australis, ramarama / Lophomyrtus bullata, rohutu / Lophomyrtus obcordata
May – Woven Latitudes – taurepo / Rhabdothamnus solandri, Three Kings vine / Tecomanthe speciosa, mountain foxglove / Ourisia macrophylla, New Zealand geranium / Geranium traversii, Mount Cook buttercup / Ranunculus lyallii
June – Songbird Review – Birds: riroriro / grey warbler / Gerygone igata, pīpīwharauroa / shining cuckoo / Chrysococcyx lucidus. Plants: puarangi / Hibiscus richardsonii, whau / Entelea arborescens, pūriri / Vitex lucens, ramarama / Lophomyrtus bullata, New Zealand calceolaria, Jovellana sinclairii, hinau / Elaeocarpus dentatus, houpara / Pseudopanax lessonii
July – Taraire Brocade – taraire / Beilschmiedia tarairi, pōkākā / Elaeocarpus hookerianus, Marlborough rock daisy / Pachystegia insignis, hangatere / Chatham Island daisy / Olearia chathamica
August – Winding Stems – turutu / Dianella nigra, taurepo / Rhabdothamnus solandri, daisy bush / Brachyglottis greyii, mountain aniseed / Gingidia montana
September – Peatmoss Uprising – poroporo / Solanum laciniatum, Marlborough rock daisy / Pachystegia insignis, kōwhai / Sophora microphylla, kōtukutuku / tree fuchsia / Fuchsia excorticata, mānuka / Leptospermum scoparium
October – Kowhai Lace – kōwhai / Sophora microphylla, various NZ natives in the background including coprosma, muehlenbeckia, houhere, Pseudowintera colorata, mānuka, Celmisia semicordata and others
November – Pūriri Nocturne – Plants: pūriri / Vitex lucens, miro / Pectinopitys ferruginea, kōhia / New Zealand passionfruit / Passiflora tetrandra. Moths and butterflies: pepetuna / pūriri moth / Aenetus virescens, forest ringlet / Dodonidia helmsii, cabbage tree moth / Epiphryne verriculata
December – Whero Noa – Bird: tūī / Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae. Plants: pōhutukawa / Metrosideros excelsa, harakeke / Phormium tenax, karo / Pittosporum crassifolium, ngutukākā / kaka beak / Clianthus maximus.
