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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.
Nertera dichondraefolia
Height: 0.03m;  Spread: 2m
Ground Cover
Small mottled green leaves. Compact habit. Orange-red berries (autumn-winter).
Photo gallery:
On a site near Woodhill at the edge of a raupo wetland with a manuka buffer. If you disagree with the classification let me know as there is some variation of opinion out there on these!
Omaha-Taniko Scientific Reserve, Omaha
Growing tips:
On 01/06/2008, Geoff Davidson said:
Nertera generally grow in cool moist shaded conditions and will do best with a bit of fertiliser to keep them growing healthily. Nertera scapanioides and N balfouriana are possibly the more vigorous and tolerate a wide range of conditions.
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