Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants
Origin
New Zealand
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Types
Metrosideros excelsa
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
Number of Varieties
84
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-128-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Crimson
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green, Gray
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Gray
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Gray
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Gray
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges
Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Dysentry
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Wood
Leaves
Other Uses
Application in Furniture
Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Foundation, Landscape
Botanical Name
METROSIDEROS excelsa
CLEOME hassleriana
Common Name
New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
In Hindi
pohutukawa
Pink Queen
In German
pohutukawa
rosa Königin
In French
pohutukawa
Reine rose
In Spanish
pohutukawa
Reina de color rosa
In Greek
pohutukawa
ροζ Βασίλισσα
In Portuguese
pohutukawa
Rainha -de-rosa
In Polish
pohutukawa
Różowa Królowa
In Latin
pohutukawa
Regina Pink
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Brassicales
Family
Myrtaceae
Cleomaceae
Genus
Metrosideros
Cleome
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Cleomeae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
121
1
27800
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