Botanical Name: Common Names:
Metrosideros collina Fiji TBA
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Shrub Like, Upright, Upright Narrow
Description:
A large evergreen shrub to 3m high, which is indigenous to the Pacific area. A must for all gardens, this hardy plant features dark green foliage with striking deep burgundy new growth. Small red flowers appear at times in Spring and Summer. Great feature plant, responds well to clipping. Ideal for a privacy hedge
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Tropical Garden, Wind Break
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prefer full sun or partly shaded position in well drained soil, will tolerate coastal conditions. Frost protection would be beneficial for young plants. For best results feed with a long term slow release fertiliser in late winter after frosts have cleared, and prune lightly to promote burgundy new growth. Information and images courtesy of Touch of Class Plants.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Myrtaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Burgundy, Green
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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