Astelia nivicola 'Red Gem' Hedge Growing to 10-12ft tall as

Growing to 10-12ft tall as a large shrub and taller if trimmed into tree form

Will grow in wet ground as in its native habitat in New Zealand

Flowering often in late autumn and winter

and is one of the finer of the large prickly pears for us

Named by Heronswood Nursery in Kingston

Astelia nivicola 'Red Gem' Hedge Growing to 10-12ft tall asOur favorite A. nivicola collection, New Zealand natives, forming clumps to 2 ft wide by roughly 18" tall with numerous leaves all coated with a soft silver fur and turning deep red, almost burgundy, with light and frost in winter. Very striking! This has been one of the toughest creatures, having not had frost damage even in our 14F, arctic extravaganza in 1996. Also an amazing container plant where burgundy tones in rosette forming plants are hard