Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’

Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’ is very graceful, with slender branches that add to its delicate appearance. Its dark-green leaves are heavily and irregularly margined with cream-white, creating an eye-catching contrast. Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’ makes for a magnificent shade tree and can brighten up dark areas in a garden. During the summer, it produces great masses of star-shaped white flowers, adding to its beauty. Hoheria populnea is evergreen and native to New Zealand. Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’ was discovered in New Zealand in the 1920s on a Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’. Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’ was first listed by Duncan & Davies Nurseries in New Plymouth, New Zealand in an undated catalogue from about 1930.