Metrosideros collina var. villosa 'Tahiti'
TAHITI XMAS BUSH
Myrtaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, first line salt wind, light frost
2m
Plant habit
 
1.5m

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Flowers: orange-red

Flowering Time: early summer to late summer

Leaves: bronze-red new leaves; crossed leaf arrangement
 
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Metrosideros collina var. villosa 'Tahiti'
TAHITI XMAS BUSH
Myrtaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, first line salt wind, light frost
2m
Plant habit
 
1.5m

FEATURES

Flowers: orange-red

Flowering Time: early summer to late summer

Leaves: bronze-red new leaves; crossed leaf arrangement


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, contemporary & coastal designs

Uses: formal screen, informal screen, formal hedge, informal hedge, pot, poolside

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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