Metrosideros excelsa 'Dalese'
NEW ZEALAND XMAS BUSH
Myrtaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9b-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, second line salt wind, light frost
1.5m
Plant habit
 
1m

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Pruning: Tip prune from a young age and annually after flowering for density.

Watering: Keep moist while establishing.

Fertilising: Apply a complete slow release fertiliser in late winter-spring. Not necessary once mature.

 
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Metrosideros excelsa 'Dalese'
NEW ZEALAND XMAS BUSH
Myrtaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9b-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, second line salt wind, light frost
1.5m
Plant habit
 
1m

FEATURES

Flowers: red-orange

Flowering Time: early summer to late summer

Leaves: crossed leaf arrangement


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, formal, contemporary & coastal designs

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

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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