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Products > Leucadendron 'Hawaii Magic' PP29,636
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| Category: Shrub |
| Family: Podocarpaceae (Podocarps) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Yellow |
| Bloomtime: Winter/Spring |
| Synonyms: [Lcd. 'Cho Leuc 2'] |
| Parentage: (Lcd. salignum 'Red Devil' x Lcd discolor) |
| Height: 3-4 feet |
| Width: 4-5 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Leucadendron 'Hawaii Magic' PP29,636 (Royal Hawaiian Cone Bush) – A compact shrub to 4 to 5 feet tall by as wide with red stems bearing 2 inch long lanceolate olive green leaves that are flushed seasonally with red leaf margins and orange-red leaves in fall and plum-red new growth in spring. In late winter appear the yellow male flowers in 1 inch tall clusters surrounded by yellow bracts that have red highlights and margins. The flowering period is fairly short but flushes of showy red new grow emerge around the same time as flowering and continue through spring, making for a colorful display. Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil with occasional to infrequent irrigation - definitely a "drought tolerant" plant once established. This plant is new into cultivation so cold hardiness has not been tested but likely it will prove hardy at least to 25°F and perhaps a bit lower. As with others in the Proteaceae it is best to avoid using any Phosphorus fertilizer. While this cultivar is not the most colorful of the Leucadendron that we grow, it is very attractive and THE most compact of the colorful cultivars, making it a great choice for smaller gardens and as a potted specimen. It comes from a breeding program conducted at Kula, Hawaii by John Cho of the University of Hawaii with the goal of creating a showy compact plant with short internodes and is the result of crossing Leucadendron salignum 'Red Devil' with Leucadendron discolor in 2012 with the selection made of one plant from this cross in 2013. We first received it for trial in 2015 and our original plant is planted in a large concrete pot in front of our sales office. In later summer 2017 it measured 37 inches tall by 48 inches wide. This plant received US Plant Patent PP29,636 on September 4, 2018 is marketed in the US by PlantHaven.
Information displayed on this page about Leucadendron 'Hawaii Magic' PP29,636 is based on the research conducted about it in our library and from reliable online resources. We also note those observations we have made of this plant as it grows in the nursery's garden and in other gardens, as well how crops have performed in our nursery field. We will incorporate comments we receive from others, and welcome to hear from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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