This Metrosideros comes from Tahiti and is often referred to as a Tahitian Pohutukawa. It grows to about 1.5 metres round and high if not pruned but can be kept smaller with pruning. Excellent dotted in the garden or a a boarder plant for large gardens. It does not like heavy frosts and young exposed leaves will burn. Excellent at the coast in free draining ground or in a tub.
Dwarf Tahitian Pohutakawa Care
Metrosideros Tahiti
What is the plant
humidity
Normal
lighting
Full Sun
hardiness zone
9 - 11
difficulty
Medium
hibernation
Cold Period
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Young plants require thorough watering during dry periods over the first two or three years mulching helps to conserve moisture and suppress weeds.
Pruning
It grows to about 1.5 metres round and high if not pruned but can be kept smaller with pruning.
Fertilizer
Plant with some general slow release fertiliser and then every spring apply an organic based fertiliser such as blood and bone at a handful per square meter as new growth begins.
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Sunlight
full sun
Soil
Planting success is often improved on clay soils by adding extra topsoil and raising beds. Incorporate coarse sand, bark, compost or other organic material to improve soil structure.
Temperature
It does not like heavy frosts and young exposed leaves will burn.
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