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Shawia arborescens
Also called Common Tree Daisy, Forest Tree Daisy
Shawia arborescens is a shrub or small tree from New Zealand, growing up to about 4 m, with glossy dark green leaves and white flower clusters. It is grown mainly in cool temperate gardens and does best in open, well-drained, sunny to lightly shaded spots.
Shawia arborescens, also known as common tree daisy and pekapeka by Māori, is a common shrub or small tree of New Zealand. It has also been called the Glossy Tree Daisy and the Forest Tree Daisy. It grows in lowland to alpine scrubland in the North Island from East Cape southwards, and throughout the South and Stewart Islands.
Shawia arborescens is endemic to New Zealand, where it is found in both the North and South Island, predominantly areas in the Southern Alps and central Otago, as well as the Stewart Islands. However, the warmer climates at the top of the North Island, do not seem to be favored by Shawia arborescens.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Shawia arborescens 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.
