Astelia chathamica
Silver Spear
Unusually for a silver foliage plant, this one prefers shade in a sheltered spot. Also unusually for a silver plant, it has a pleasing satin sheen to the leaf. Native of the Chatham Islands near New Zealand, forms a large clump of silvery, sword-shaped leaves, with panicles of small greenish flowers followed, on female plants, by orange berries
Contributed by @emmascarborough
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Moist and rich
Common name
Silver Spear
Latin name
Astelia chathamica
type
Perennial
family
Asteliaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Moist and rich
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.50 M
1.20 M
Astelia chathamica
Unusually for a silver foliage plant, this one prefers shade in a sheltered spot. Also unusually for a silver plant, it has a pleasing satin sheen to the leaf. Native of the Chatham Islands near New Zealand, forms a large clump of silvery, sword-shaped leaves, with panicles of small greenish flowers followed, on female plants, by orange berries
Planting Outdoors
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Plant from early to late spring either in pots, or in the garden having dug fertilizer into the soil first.
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Late Summer
They do not always flower but if they do they grow on upright stems and the flowers are tiny.
Propagation
From Early Summer TO Late Summer
Sow seed on top of compost, they will need soaking to soften the outer seed case first.
icedance
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emmascarborough