Growing Guide
Fast growing native shrub with long leaves and white flowers summer to winter, which attract bees. Hardy pioneer plant. Used medicinally by Maori for diarrhea, kidney & bladder problems, childbirth and ulcers. Good for companion planting around kowhai to create good leaf litter.
Propagation: Store capsules in a paper bag in a warm dry place to open and release the seeds.
Sift the seeds onto a firm flat bed of seed raising mix, water well and place in the shade until the tiny seedlings begin to appear.
Don't allow them to dry out and watch carefully for fungal infections.
Koromiko is a specialist coloniser of newly disturbed sites, thriving in an open sunny location and generally intolerant of shade.
Flowers are in inflorescences with each inflorescence producing scores of capsules and seeds which are carried on the wind to new sites.
Small plants grow quickly and may start producing flowers themselves within a year of germinating.
Collect the capsules before they open and turn brown.
Zone 1 - Cool
Zone 2 - Temperate
Zone 3 - Subtropical
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