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Melicytus alpinus
Porcupine Bush
This unusual dense, flattened, sprawling and very hardy shrub really does resemble a porcupine. Its’ short stiff interlaced leafless branchlets even have spikey tips. Suits rocky soils in full sun, though it will grow on any well-drained soil. Evergreen. Hardy.
0.8m
1.2m
- Medium
- 0.5m
- 0.8m
- Dry / Moist
- Full Sun
- NZ Native
- Evergreen
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