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Firecracker Metrosideros - Metrosideros 'Firecracker'
Premium advanced landscape stock selected for residential, estate and commercial projects.
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Overview & Specifications
Firecracker Metrosideros (Metrosideros 'Firecracker')
A compact, evergreen shrub that delivers serious ornamental impact through vivid red blooms, dense structure, and exceptional resilience. Firecracker Metrosideros performs where lesser plants fail, coastal exposures, dry conditions, and high-wind sites alike.
Why Firecracker Metrosideros
Vivid Seasonal Flowering: Intense red blooms provide a bold floral display with strong visual contrast against dark evergreen foliage.
Coastal and Wind Tolerance: Proven performance in salt-laden, exposed environments where plant selection is critical.
Drought Resilience: Once established, thrives under water restriction and low-input maintenance regimes.
Year-Round Structure: Dense, evergreen habit delivers continuous screening and form between flowering periods.
Fauna Value: Nectar-rich flowers draw honeyeaters and pollinators, adding ecological depth to designed landscapes.
Ideal Applications
Formal Hedging and Screening: Dense growth habit suits clipped or free-form boundary and privacy plantings.
Coastal Landscapes: A reliable choice for exposed beachfront and headland properties where plant longevity is non-negotiable.
Specimen or Feature Planting: Stands alone as a flowering focal point within structured planting compositions.
Windbreak Integration: Effective within layered shelter belts on exposed rural or coastal projects.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 1.5–2m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 3–4m
Planting Season: Spring or autumn
Soil & Drainage: Well-drained soil; tolerates a range of soil types including clay and sandy soils; moderately drought tolerant once established
Establishment Care: Water regularly during the first two growing seasons to establish a deep root system. Apply a layer of mulch around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds.
Plant Details
Height: 2–4m
Width: 2–3m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: New Zealand
Flower Colour: Red
Delivery
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Large trees and advanced stock are delivered using our specialist transport network. Delivery costs vary based on size, quantity and location. For larger orders or difficult access, request project pricing before purchasing.
Installation
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Nursery Direct can arrange professional installation of advanced trees, specimen palms and landscape stock throughout many areas of Australia. Installation pricing varies depending on access, machinery requirements, tree size, planting conditions and location.
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