Clianthus puniceus (G. Don.) Sol. ex Lindl. Kaka Beak or Lobster Claw A spreading shrub with dark green pinnate leaves and hanging bunches of large, red, pink, or greenish-white flowers, native of New Zealand, on North Island, in the inlets of the Bay of Islands, on the coast near Thames and inland at Lake Waikaremoana, growing in scrub and forest, flowering from winter to spring in gardens. Spreading shrub to 3m; with up to 31 leaflets, to 4.5cm long. Flowers to 8cm long. For any good soil in a warm position in frosty climates. Min. -5°C, perhaps lower for short periods if well sheltered, but soon killed by freezing winds, The colour forms are variously called by fancy names, and come largely true from seed.