Lagunaria patersonia
NORFOLK ISLAND HIBISCUS, SALLY WOOD
Malvaceae-Malvoideae

 
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Plant type: evergreen tree

Hardiness zones: 9b-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, sand, acidic to alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, first line salt wind, medium soil salinity
15m
Plant habit
 
8m

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Pruning: Retain only one main trunk or tip prune regularly from a young age & annually after flowering for a shrub.

 
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Lagunaria patersonia
NORFOLK ISLAND HIBISCUS, SALLY WOOD
Malvaceae-Malvoideae

 

  Plant type: evergreen tree

Hardiness zones: 9b-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, sand, acidic to alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, first line salt wind, medium soil salinity
15m
Plant habit
 
8m

FEATURES

Flowers: mildly fragrant flowers in pink

Flowering Time: late spring to mid summer


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, coastal & bush designs

Uses: formal screen, informal screen, street tree, shade tree, windbreak, soil binding

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average



HAZARDS

Dangers to touch: seeds






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