Pseudopanax lessonii

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Pseudopanax lessonii ‘Rangitira’, photo courtesy of Trevor Sims/Garden World Images

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Zones 17, 22-24

Full, Partial, Shade

Moderate

Araliaceae
Evergreen, Trees

PSEUDOPANAX

From New Zealand, these evergreen foliage plants are slow-growing aralia relatives. In P. crassifolius and P. ferox, juvenilefoliage is far more interestingin shape and color than matureleaves. Flowers are inconspicuous. No special pruning needs. All make good container plants.

Pseudopanax lessonii

Moderate growth to 12–20 ft. tall, 6–12 ft. wide. Effectivemultistemmed tree in openground. Leathery, dark greenleaves are divided into three to five leaflets 2–4 in. long.‘Linearifolius’ grows 6–8 ft. tall.