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Clianthus maximus

Clianthus maximus

Kākā Beak

Height
2m
Width
1.5m
Tree shape

Estimated size at 10 years

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35L1.2 - 1.4m$176.00Ready

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35L

Height: 1.2 - 1.4m

16 available

$176.00excl. GST

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Stock Info

Standard height
The height of the clear trunk before the graft and branching begins.
Low worked (LW)
Grafted, or allowed to branch, much lower on the trunk.
Clear trunk (CT) vs Bushy
Clear trunk has its branches trimmed up. Bushy is allowed to grow out from lower down.
Cloud pruned
Foliage shaped into distinct, rounded “clouds” on carefully spaced branches.

Clianthus maximus is a small shrub that flowers with clusters of large red flowers that mimic a kākā beak, during winter and spring. These showy flowers attract nectar-eating birds. Clianthus maximus can tolerate full sun and part-shade, and will grow in most free-draining soils.Clianthus maximus is native to the North Island of New Zealand.

Also known as

Ngutu kākā·Clianthus puniceus var. maximus

Uses

  • Attracts Birds
  • Small Garden

Origin

  • Native

City Recommendations

  • Auckland

More about Clianthus maximus

Plant Details

Foliage Type
  • Evergreen
Position
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade
Soil Moisture
  • Well-drained

Seasonal Colour

FlowerJun–Nov

Foliage

This is a general guide. When a plant flowers, fruits and colours up depends on the climate where you live and on the season. If timing matters, please reach out to our team.

Foliage Type

Evergreen plants retain foliage year-round but still shed and replace some leaves gradually as part of their normal growth cycle, rather than losing them all at once.

Deciduous plants shed all their leaves for part of the year (usually in autumn and winter), usually in response to colder temperatures or dry seasons, often producing seasonal colour before leaf drop.

Semi-evergreen plants sit between the two, keeping most of their foliage but losing some or all leaves briefly under cooler or drier conditions before quickly regrowing them.

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