Cardrona River Lupin Flowers Central Otago
Photo & Vacation Spot

A melody of colour sprouts up along the banks of the Cardrona River as spring heralds the arrival of the Russell Lupins.

A beautiful drive on a spring or summer day is along the Crown Range route between Lake Wanaka and Queenstown in Central Otago. The road is not far from the river, as it wends its way through the Cardrona Valley fringed by a variety of colourful blooms including lupin flowers.

The Cardrona River is a tributary of the mighty Clutha River which flows from Lake Wanaka.

Lupin flowers growing wild on the banks of the Cardrona River along the Crown Range Road, Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand.