Lophomyrtus obcordata
(Rōhutu)
Lophomyrtus obcordata
(Rōhutu)
Prices:
Each | 20 or more | |
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2.5L Pot | $9.50 | $9.00 |
Details:
Type: | Shrub |
Growth Rate: | Slow |
Mature Height: | 4 m |
Mature Width: | 2 m |
Site Condition: | Exposed, Heavy Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil |
Sun: | Full Sun, Part Shade |
Drainage: | Dry, Moist |
Frosts: | Tender |
Features: | Suitable for hedging or shelter. Attractive to birds, insects and bees. Flower colour: White. Foliage colour: Green. Fruit colour: Red. Native. Suitable restoration species. |
Lophomyrtus obcordata is a bushy shrub with a corded smooth trunk under flakes of bark bearing small thick heart-shaped leaves.
Habitat: Occasionally dominant in alluvial forest remnants of the eastern South Island.
Flowering: Summer [November - March]
Fruiting: Autumn [January - May]