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Variegated Kermadec Pohutukawa
Metrosideros kermadecensis ‘Variegata’
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Supplied in 45Ltypically 1.5 to 2.5m tall on delivery
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Variegated Kermadec Pohutukawa - Metrosideros kermadecensis ‘Variegata’
The variegated Kermadec pohutukawa is grown for foliage first: small leathery leaves with an irregular creamy yellow margin around a grey-green centre, dense enough that the whole plant reads as pale gold from a distance. Crimson brush flowers appear through summer and, unusually for the genus, in scattered flushes at other times of year. Coming from an exposed island group in the Pacific, Metrosideros kermadecensis is built for salt wind, which makes this one of the most reliable variegated plants for a beachfront garden.
Why Variegated Kermadec Pohutukawa
Bright variegation: The creamy leaf margin lightens dark corners and reads as colour without relying on flowers.
Extended flowering: This species flowers over a longer and less predictable season than the strictly summer pohutukawas.
Salt spray hardiness: Direct coastal exposure and onshore wind cause no leaf burn, which few variegated plants can claim.
Shears cleanly: Small dense leaves allow it to be clipped as a formal hedge or shaped specimen.
Controlled size: The variegated form grows more slowly and stays smaller than the plain green species.
Ideal Applications
Coastal hedge: A clipped row gives a bright, salt proof boundary on exposed seaside blocks.
Light in shaded corners: The pale foliage brightens spaces where dark evergreens make a garden feel closed.
Courtyard specimen: Grown on a short trunk it makes a compact feature tree for a paved area.
Large containers: It performs well long term in pots and tolerates the root restriction and wind of balconies.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 1 to 1.5m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 2.5 to 3m
Best Planting Season: Spring or early autumn in frost free districts
Soil & Drainage: Free draining sandy or loamy soil. It accepts poor and shallow ground but not waterlogging, and cold wet winter soil is its main weakness inland.
Establishment Care: Water twice a week through the first summer and taper off as growth takes hold, since it becomes notably drought tolerant. Mulch to keep the surface roots cool, trim after the main flowering flush to keep the plant dense, and cut out any fully green shoots as soon as they appear so the vigorous plain growth does not take over the variegated form.
Plant Details
Height: 3 to 5m
Width: 2 to 3m
Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
Foliage: Evergreen, variegated with creamy yellow margins
Light: Full sun for strongest variegation; tolerates part shade
Native to: Kermadec Islands, New Zealand (parent species)
Flower Colour: Crimson red
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
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- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
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How It Works
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We Supply
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We Deliver
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We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







