Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
New Zealand
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Types
Metrosideros excelsa
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Number of Varieties
8190
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands
marshes, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-126-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
9 - 6
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm240.00 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
Purple, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green, Gray
White, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Gray
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Gray
Purple, Tan
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Gray
Purple, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Water once every two or three weeks
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
Loam
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
Cut back all stems to the same height
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Drought, Edema
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds
Birds
Allergy
-
Noxious Weed
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Dysentry
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Wood
Leaves
Other Uses
Application in Furniture
Cultivated for fodder
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
METROSIDEROS excelsa
SACCHARUM ravennae
Common Name
New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
In Hindi
pohutukawa
Plume Grass
In German
pohutukawa
Plume Gras
In French
pohutukawa
Plume Herbe
In Spanish
pohutukawa
Penacho de hierba
In Greek
pohutukawa
Plume Grass
In Portuguese
pohutukawa
Plume grama
In Polish
pohutukawa
Pióropusz Trawa
In Latin
pohutukawa
Kessinger Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Lilopsida
Order
Myrtales
Cyperales
Family
Myrtaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Metrosideros
Saccharum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
-
Panicoideae
Number of Species
12400
1
27800
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