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Metrosideros excelsa 'Maori Princess'
Botanical details
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Metrosideros
- Genus description
A genus of around 60 trees, shrubs and vines, most commonly grown for their showy, tufty predominantly red bottle brush-like flowers, which can also be orange, yellow or white. As they are frost tender, they are best suited as conservatory plants but can be seen outdoors in places such as the Scilly Isles or West Cornwall where frosts are extremely rare
- Name status
Unresolved
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