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METROSIDEROS

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Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 0.9 kg

(0.9 kg - c&p inc) £6.00

Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 2.5 kg

(2.5 kg - c&p inc) £10.00

Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 4.5 kg

(4.5 kg - c&p inc) £16.00

Delivery Information

Now is our busy spring period - orders are being packed 6 days a week, however please remember it may be 10 days before you RECEIVE your plants.

Orders can also be collected in person from our Nurseries, or some of our shows - just tell us during the checkout process.

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METROSIDEROS

These plants produce exquisite bottle-brush like flowers but they are frost tender and suitable for outdoor growing only in the Scilly Isles or West Cornwall. They do however make excellent conservatory plants but be prepared for aerial roots

Burncoose Catalogue Code

Evergreen - broadly ovate to oblong-elliptic leaves 2.5-5cm (1-2in) long with recurved margins. Densely white-felted beneath.
Tall Shrub - bushy, rounded to spreading habit. Produces dense, terminal cymes of flowers 2cm (¾in) long.

Hardiness Rating

Half hardy - Plant can withstand temperatures down to 0°C (32°F)

Mature Dimensions
overall height and width of plant once mature

Height - in metres - 3m (10ft)
Spread - in metres - 2m (6ft)

Preferred Location

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Full Sun - protect from drying winds
Greenhouse or Conservatory - Not the sort of plants to be grown outside where there are likely to be frosts. These plants need to be grown in a conservatory or cool greenhouse or at least brought inside for the winter

Soil Conditions

Fertile moist well-drained soil - humus-rich
Neutral to acid soil

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Varieties

METROSIDEROS excelsa 'Parnell'

METROSIDEROS excelsa 'Parnell'  >

New Zealand Christmas tree
Bright orange-red flowers and large green leaves
£15.00 each

METROSIDEROS kermadecensis 'Red and Gold'
Leaves are variegated deep green with bright yellow margins. Distinctive red stems on the young new growth provides an attractive contrast

METROSIDEROS kermadecensis 'Tahiti'
Dwarf habit, rounded leaves and clusters of orange red flowers
£15.00 each

METROSIDEROS kermadecensis 'Variegata'
Compact growing plant with attractive white variegated foliage and scarlet flowers
£15.00 each

METROSIDEROS robusta

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Northern rata
The hardiest of all the metrosideros which grew at Caerhays for many years. Coppery-scarlet flowers. Much more tender when young as those who have pinched seedlings from Tresco discover to their cost
£15.00 each

METROSIDEROS 'Twisty'
Distinctive leaves which are brightly variegated cream-yellow in the centre and bright deep green outside. Young stems are a bright red and the leaves have a twist which shows off the variegation
£15.00 each

METROSIDEROS umbellata
One of the hardiest species which will thrive outside in Cornwall. Coppery young leaves and bright crimson flowers
£15.00 each


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