Lincoln, Canterbury Agriculture and Science Centre
Verbatim locality:
Lincoln, Science Centre Campus
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 365/93
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
22-NOV-1993
Start date:
1993-11-22
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Notes:
Shrub 1-1.5m high. Leaves reddish-brown and silky when young later coriaceous, green and glabrous, aromatic when bruised. Inflorescence an elongated bottle brush, to about 7cm long. Filaments pink or pale rose, 1-1.5cm long. Perianth with scarious margins. Anthers yellow. Cultivated as this species. Cultivated in courtyard.