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Myoporum laetum 'Decumbens'
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Large shrub with a bushy ground covering habit, wide spreading branches. The glossy green long leaves have conspicuous oil glands. It has clusters of white spotted with purple flowers, followed by small reddish purple fruit. First collected from the Poor Knights Island. It is frost tender until established, then can survive moderate frost. Fantastic for coastal walls, over rocks. Will survive sea spray. Grows in most well drained soils, tolerates dry, coastal and exposed sites.
Myoporum
Species
laetum
Cultivar
'Decumbens'
Prostrate Ngaio
Scrophulariaceae
New Zealand
DETAILS
1 m
2 m
(expected growth in average NZ conditions in 5 to 10 years)
Evergreen
Grows in most soil types / Needs well drained soil
Tolerates dry soils
Grows in exposed or coastal sites. / Grows in sun or shade / Prefers a sunny site / Will tolerate moderate frosts
Indigenous / Nourishment / Texture
Shrubs
Medium, height between 1.5 to 3 metres
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