Perennials > Astelia > Astelia nervosa > Astelia nervosa
Astelia nervosa
Origin: Native to Australia.
| Genus |
| Astelia |
| Species |
| nervosa |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 9a or greater |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-5) - 1 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 23 - 34 |
| Height |
| 0.5 - 1 m |
| Spread |
| 0.5 - 1 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A clump-forming perennial with sharp, bladed, grey-green foliage growing in an upright sprawl. |
| Landscape |
| Container, courtyard garden. |
| Cultivation |
| Grown in moist, but reasonably well-drained, fertile, peaty soil in full sun or partial shade. |
| Shape |
| Upright, sprawling, bushy. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| No notable pests or diseases. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Trebah Gardens, Mawnan Smith, Nr Falmouth, Cornwall. Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by division. |
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