Myrtaceae
Metrosideros polymorpha var. pseudorugosa
Metrosideros polymorpha var. pseudorugosa var. pseudorugosa
Also known as Metrosideros polymorpha f. pseudorugosa
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Ohia Lehua · Hawaiian Native · Tropical Tree · Myrtaceae · Rare · Flowering Tree · Wildlife Habitat · Red Flowers · Endemic Hawaii · Slow Growing
This rare Hawaiian ʻōhiʻa lehua variety thrives in humid, partly shaded environments that mimic its native montane forest habitat. Keep soil consistently moist but well-drained, and protect it from cold drafts and dry indoor air. It is best suited to outdoor cultivation in USDA zones 10–12 or in a sheltered Hawaiian garden setting.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is evenly moist; avoid waterlogging · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.3–5.7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°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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