Griseliniaceae
New zealand broadleaf
Griselinia littoralis
Also known as Kapuka, Griselinia littoralis, Broadleaf, Griselinia littoralis variegata
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Evergreen Shrub · Hedge · New Zealand Native · Griselinia · Coastal · Windbreak · Glossy Leaves · Screening Plant · Low Maintenance · Temperate
New Zealand broadleaf is a versatile, glossy-leaved evergreen shrub that works beautifully as a hedge, screen, or specimen plant in temperate gardens. It tolerates coastal winds, partial shade, and a range of soil types, making it one of the easier hedging plants to grow. Trim annually after the growing season to maintain shape and encourage dense foliage.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but allow soil to dry slightly between waterings once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Great Britain, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Tasmania
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle
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