1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
New Zealand
Southern Africa, South Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
Cusick's camas, large camas
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands
meadows, moist forests, Open Plains
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
21,22
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
910.00 cm10.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
610.00 cm5.10 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Crimson
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green, Gray
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Gray
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Gray
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Gray
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Medium
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds
Insects
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges
Bouquets, Cottage Garden
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Very little waste
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Dysentry
Leucoderma, Urinary problems
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Wood
Bulbs, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Application in Furniture
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
METROSIDEROS excelsa
Hyacinthus orientalis
7.2 Common Name
New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
pohutukawa
et hyacinthinas,
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Not Available
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Scilloideae
8.10 Number of Species