Pseudopanax lessonii 'Gold Splash'
Houmspara, Houpara, Houpara lancewood
- Height × spread
- 3m × 3m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Mild winter to -5C (RHS H3)
Availability
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About this plant
A vibrant and exotic plant with three to five leaves held at the point of a single stem. The leaves are very glossy with toothy edges and tapering tips, splashed or suffused with gold and green shades. The leaf ribs are generally yellow. There are touches of mahogany on the edges of some leaves and on the stem. It is a little like a very exotic form of the common laurel (Aucuba). It is grown for its foliage effect and is good in coastal regions, enjoying quite dry conditions This is unlikely to be hardy in all parts of the country, but can do well in sheltered spots where protected from wind.
- Foliage colour
- Green, Yellow
- Variegated
- Yes
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Cube
- Height
- 3m
- Spread
- 3m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Seaside garden, Exotic garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Mild winter to -5C (RHS H3)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Use for
- Wall cover, Architectural
- Walls
- South, West facing
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Spring-Autumn · Planting
Pinch out growing tips
On young plants pinch out foliage tips to encourage a pleasant and bushy growth habit.
Summer
Summer - early · Outdoors
Feed a general fertiliser
Where plants have moderate needs for nutrients, they can simply be given a general feed, fairly early in the growth season so that the growth has plenty of time to harden off before the cold weather.
Give plants a general boost with the application of a general purpose fertiliser which is spread around the root area of the plant, with amounts as directed on the feed label.
Planting & general
Outdoor planting · Planting
Add root growth stimulant to the planting hole
Mycorrhizal fungi helps roots establish quickly, so they absorb water and nutrients more efficiently. It comes as a powder, granule or gel. Add to the planting hole or container, and to the plant's rootball before planting in the hole. For "bareroot" plants use a gel.
Compost · Planting
Loam based compost + grit for repotting
Use a free draining loam based compost rather than one which has been modified to be 'moisture retentive'.
Alternatively prepare a compost using three parts of loam (John Innes no. 2 or 3) to one part of (horticultural) sand or fine (horticultural) grit.