PSEUDOPANAX ferox

Commonly known as Toothed lancewood

Pendant grey-green leaves with hooked teeth
Further Reading....
  • Evergreen
    Young plants produce pendent, narrow, sharply pointed, coarsely and jaggedly toothed dark bronze-green leaves to 45cm (18in) long.
  • Height
    5m (16ft)
  • Spread
    2m (6½ft)
  • Tall Shrub
    Upright growing, later developing a small, rounded head with spreading, linear, dark-green leaves to 15cm (6in) long. Produces green flowers in umbels to 10cm (4in) across, followed on pollinated female plants by small, ovoid, black fruit.
  • Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winter
    Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK except in severe winters and a risk from sudden (early) frosts. May be hardy elsewhere with wall shelter or good micro-climate. Likely to be damaged or killed in cold winters. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F)
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade

 

  • Additional Features
    Architectural interest
    Exotic plants
    Good to know
    Grown for its dramatic juvenile form.
    Place of origin
    New Zealand
  • Hardiness
    Frost hardy (down to -5)
  • Leaf shape
    Linear
    		(see photos above)
  • Seasonal Interest
    Autumn
    Spring
    Summer
    Winter
  • Soil Conditions
    Fertile well drained soil
    Shelter from cold, drying winds.
Pseudopanax - Growing Guide
5m (16ft)
 Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
  2m (6½ft)
  

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