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Metrosideros collina Little Peter

Botanical Name
Metrosideros collina Little Peter
Common Names
Dwarf New Zealand Christmas Bush, Pohutukawa,
Little Peter is an exotic evergreen perennial shrub with a dense, rounded, shrub-like habit. It produces red flowers and maintains consistent foliage throughout the year. Commonly used for hedging or screening, it provides uniform structure in tropical landscapes. Suitable for planting in garden beds or as a boundary planting. Grows to approx. 1–2m H x 1–2m W.
Botanical Name: Common Names:
Metrosideros collina Little Peter Dwarf New Zealand Christmas Bush, Pohutukawa,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Palms, Ferns & Tropical, Shrubs Dense, Rounded, Shrub Like

Description:
Little Peter is an exotic evergreen perennial shrub with a dense, rounded, shrub-like habit. It produces red flowers and maintains consistent foliage throughout the year. Commonly used for hedging or screening, it provides uniform structure in tropical landscapes. Suitable for planting in garden beds or as a boundary planting. Grows to approx. 1–2m H x 1–2m W.

Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m

Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained