Myrtaceae
Metrosideros polymorpha var. dieteri
Metrosideros polymorpha var. dieteri var. dieteri
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Ohia Lehua · Hawaii Native · Tropical Tree · Red Flowers · Myrtaceae · Endemic · Metrosideros · Volcanic Soil · Hummingbird Plant · Rare
Dieter's ʻōhiʻa lehua is a rare Hawaiian endemic variety of Metrosideros polymorpha, prized for its striking red brush-like flowers and cultural significance in Hawaiian tradition. It requires well-drained, slightly acidic volcanic soils and is best grown outdoors in humid, subtropical or tropical climates that mimic Hawaii's native conditions. This slow-growing tree is a specialist plant and is not suited to indoor cultivation or cold climates.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly to keep soil consistently moist but never waterlogged; ensure good drainage · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.3–5.7
- Temperature
- -10°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Red
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Hawaii
- Attracts
- Bees, Hummingbirds, Birds
Sources: trefle
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