Metrosideros robusta aureovariegata

Common Name: Northern Rata

Plant Family: Myrtaceae

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Quantity or Pot size (see 'Pot Sizes' tab below): 9 cm pots

Hardiness/minimum temperature: Frost tender (plus 1 to 5 deg. C.)
Position/ Situation: Sheltered, frost-free gardens
Sun/ Shade: Sun
Planting Style: Exotic
Season of Interest: All year round
Flower Colour: Red
Leaf Colour: Variegated
Height: tall (over 12 feet)
Habit/Shape: Bushy
Evergreen: Yes

Tender evergreen shrub from New Zealand with yellow and green variegated leaves bright red long-stamened flowers in summer, similar to the Bottlebrush. A nice evergreen for a pot. Needs a very warm sheltered garden or move under glass for winter

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Pot Sizes

Mainland UK	£8.50-£10	Local delivery Postcodes IP1-IP8 & CO10 (minimum order value applies please click here for details)	FREE
Seeds & cuttings only	£2	Collect from our Nursery (Elmsett, Suffolk, IP7 6LZ)	FREE
Scottish Highlands & offshore Islands	From £10

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Unless otherwise indicated our plants are supplied in the following pot sizes according to category. Dimensions refer to either the pot diameter (cm) or volume (litre);

Exotics/Conservatory & House Plants, Succulents: mostly as young plants in 9cm (approx. 0.5 litre) or 1 litre pots
Hardy Perennials, Ferns and Grasses: 1 litre (approx. 12cm diameter)
Herbs: 9cm (approx. 0.5 litre)
Hardy Shrubs and Climbers: 1.5 or 2 litre
Potted Bulbs: variable- please see "Quantity or Pot size" on plant information page
Dormant Bulbs, Tubers and Bare-root perennials come either bagged or wrapped without a pot

The exact size of plants will vary with the growing season and may be cut back in accordance with normal pruning regimes or to fit in the box if they are excessively tall.