Range

Knightea Excelsa

NZ Honeysuckle

Features

  • Nectar producing flowers, appear in rusty red bottlebrush like flowers in spring and summer.
  • Very distinctive foliage which is narrow and serrated at edges.
  • Slender, tapering tree.

Uses

  • Attracts birds.
  • Specimen tree in medium sized garden or park.

Growing Conditions

  • Prefers average soils, not excessively wet or dry.
  • Frost hardy in Nelson to around 850m altitude.
  • Grows in full sun or partial shade.
Height Width
5 year old tree 3.5 m 1.5 m
10 year old tree 5.0 m 2.0 m
Country of Origin: NEW ZEALAND Evergreen
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Additional information

Height

Large 10m+, Med/Large 6-9m, Medium 3-6m, Small up to 3m

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