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Summer planting
Contrary to popular opinion, summer planting is fine as long as adequate water is provided throughout any prolonged dry periods. This allows you to take advantage of increased summer growth.
Melicytus micranthus
Height: 2m;  Spread: 1m
Manakura (Shrub)
A twiggy divaricating plant that prefers light shade, but is quite hardy. Small flowers may be yellow or purple. Male and female plant needed for purple fruit.
» Click here for our Melicytus micranthus article published in the Titirangi Tatler...
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This specimen is a bit surrounded by a Passiflora and a Coprosma tenucaulis.Hope you can see it!
This is a better photo!
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