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Metrosideros collina Remarkable Red

Botanical Name
Metrosideros collina Remarkable Red
Common Names
New Zealand Christmas Bush, Pohutukawa,
Pacific Christmas Bush is an exotic evergreen perennial shrub or tree with a dense, upright, rounded habit. It produces red flowers, adding seasonal colour to plantings. The foliage is evergreen, contributing year-round structure. Commonly used in landscape designs as a feature plant, it is suitable for mixed garden beds or as a screen. It can be planted in coastal or subtropical gardens. Grows to approx. 2–4m H x 2–4m W.
Botanical Name: Common Names:
Metrosideros collina Remarkable Red New Zealand Christmas Bush, Pohutukawa,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Palms, Ferns & Tropical, Shrubs, Trees Dense, Rounded, Shrub Like, Upright

Description:
Pacific Christmas Bush is an exotic evergreen perennial shrub or tree with a dense, upright, rounded habit. It produces red flowers, adding seasonal colour to plantings. The foliage is evergreen, contributing year-round structure. Commonly used in landscape designs as a feature plant, it is suitable for mixed garden beds or as a screen. It can be planted in coastal or subtropical gardens. Grows to approx. 2–4m H x 2–4m W.

Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m

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