Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
New Zealand
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Metrosideros excelsa
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Number of Varieties
820
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-127-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12 - 10
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
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
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Crimson
Gray, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green, Gray
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Gray
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Gray
Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Gray
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
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
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, 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
Cut back old stems to the ground
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
conjunctivitis, Pollen
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, Seeds
Other Uses
Application in Furniture
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
METROSIDEROS excelsa
ERAGROSTIS curvula
Common Name
New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa
Weeping Lovegrass
In Hindi
pohutukawa
Weeping Lovegrass
In German
pohutukawa
Weinend lovegrass
In French
pohutukawa
Weeping lovegrass
In Spanish
pohutukawa
Pasto llorón
In Greek
pohutukawa
κλάμα Lovegrass
In Portuguese
pohutukawa
chorando lovegrass
In Polish
pohutukawa
Płacząca Lovegrass
In Latin
pohutukawa
Plorans Lovegrass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Liliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Cyperales
Family
Myrtaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Metrosideros
Eragrostis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Eragrostideae
Subfamily
-
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
1210
1
27800
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