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Metrosideros umbellata 'Gold Nugget'
Metrosiderosumbellata 'Gold Nugget'
Genus
Metrosideros
Family
Myrtaceae
About this plant
A compact, dense and bushy, rounded evergreen shrub, slowly growing to 2m. The young branches are silky and bear narrowly oval, shiny leaves, golden yellow when they first emerge and retaining this colour for many months. In summer, mature plants produce brush-like, pinkish-red flowers composed of numerous tufts of stamens
Growing Information
Height
1.5-2.5 Metres
Spread
1-1.5 Metres
Care Guide
Cultivation
Under glass, grow in loam-based potting compost in full light, with shade from hot sun. In growth, water freely and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly, water sparingly at other times. Outdoors in mild districts, grow in humus-rich, moderately fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral to acid soil in full sun. Shelter from cold, drying winds