Griselinia
Broadleaf, Papauma, Kapuka
- Height × spread
- 2m – 6m × 2m – 5m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
Please ask in store about availability
Many plants are seasonal. Call 01234 567890 to check current stock.
About this plant
This comprises six shrubs and trees, all of which are evergreen. They are generally associated with New Zealand but forms also come from South America (Brazil and Chile). The best known in the UK is the lovely Griselinia littoralis and its cultivars. All tender plants. Griselinia lucida with shiny leaves reaches around 5 metres in height, often starting life as an epiphyte on another tree, and, like a strangler fig, sending its roots to the ground where it then becomes self-sufficient. Two similar shrubs from South America, Griselinia ruscifolia and Griselinia racemosa, are small suckering shrubs, that likewise will only be hardy in the warmer parts of the country.
- Foliage colour
- Cream, Green, White
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Oval
- Height
- 2m – 6m
- Spread
- 2m – 5m
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Seaside garden, Mediterranean garden, Gravel garden, Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Drought resistant
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, some are not hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover, Hedge, Screening, Structural
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Spring - mid-late · Planting
Trim the plant
Trim the plant to give it a general tidy. This includes removing any lengthy or awkward shoots that make the plant look visually less attractive. Remove any spent flower heads at the same time.
Found in
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