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Hoheria populnea
Also called New Zealand Mallow, New Zealand Lacebark, Ribbonwood, Hohere, North Island Lacebark
Hoheria populnea is a New Zealand tree in the mallow family, grown for its lacy bark, white flowers and dark green leaves. It is a native species rather than a genus, and it is a hardy, fast tree that suits a sunny, sheltered spot.
Hoheria populnea, commonly known as houhere, lacebark, or New Zealand mallow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, endemic to New Zealand.
H. populnea is found from the coast to lowland forests, and has a natural distribution from the North Cape of the North Island, to the Bay of Plenty. It can grow into a tree 12 metres tall and has broad, oval leaves, with serrated margins. The leaves are dark green, 5–12 cm long and 6 cm wide. Houhere produces white flowers in clusters from January to March.
Narrow-leaved lacebark · Mountain Lacebark · Mountain Lacebark · Lacebark · Houhere
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hoheria populnea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
