Astelia chathamica
Chatham Island astelia or Kakaha, Moriori flax
Astelia chathamica, a native species of the Chatham Islands, is one of the most distinctive species of Astelia available. It is often marked as A.chathamica ‘Silver Spear’. The broad flax like leaves have a silvery sheen and can be up to 2m long, rather erect and drooping towards the ends. Overall plant height is up to 1.5m. It will grow in sun or semi-shade and prefers a rich soil but can tolerate some dryness. Stunning as a feature plant, for massed planting or as a container plant.
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Habitat:
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Suits temperate conditions.
Suits coastal conditions.
Sunlight:
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Prefers full sun.
Can grow in damp sites.
Application:
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Use in mass specimen landscape plantings.
Use in single specimen amenity plantings.
Size:
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Mature: diameter 1.5m x height 1.5m
Planting centres: 1m
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Chatham Island astelia or Kakaha, Moriori flax
Astelia chathamica, a native species of the Chatham Islands, is one of the most distinctive species of Astelia available. It is often marked as A.chathamica ‘Silver Spear’. The broad flax like leaves have a silvery sheen and can be up to 2m long, rather erect and drooping towards the ends. Overall plant height is up to 1.5m. It will grow in sun or semi-shade and prefers a rich soil but can tolerate some dryness. Stunning as a feature plant, for massed planting or as a container plant.
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Habitat:
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Suits temperate conditions.
Suits coastal conditions.
Sunlight:
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Prefers full sun.
Can grow in damp sites.
Application:
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Use in mass specimen landscape plantings.
Use in single specimen amenity plantings.
Size:
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Mature: diameter 1.5m x height 1.5m
Planting centres: 1m
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Chatham Island astelia or Kakaha, Moriori flax
Astelia chathamica, a native species of the Chatham Islands, is one of the most distinctive species of Astelia available. It is often marked as A.chathamica ‘Silver Spear’. The broad flax like leaves have a silvery sheen and can be up to 2m long, rather erect and drooping towards the ends. Overall plant height is up to 1.5m. It will grow in sun or semi-shade and prefers a rich soil but can tolerate some dryness. Stunning as a feature plant, for massed planting or as a container plant.
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Habitat:
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Suits temperate conditions.
Suits coastal conditions.
Sunlight:
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Prefers full sun.
Can grow in damp sites.
Application:
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Use in mass specimen landscape plantings.
Use in single specimen amenity plantings.
Size:
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Mature: diameter 1.5m x height 1.5m
Planting centres: 1m
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