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Macropiper melchior
Height: 2m;  Spread: 1.5m
3 Kings Kawakawa (Shrub)
Large glossy green leaves. Three Kings Islands form. Attractive but demands shade and very dry conditions.
» Click here for our Macropiper excelsum article published in the Titirangi Tatler, September 2010...
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Hi Kay. Are you sure this is M. melchior? We think it looks very like M. psittacorum or peltatum. M. Melchior normally has a crinkled or bullate leaf. The nzpcn.org.nz website is a good source of information.
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