Aciphylla colensoi

Plant Characteristics

Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3. to 8 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Width:	⇔	4 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 4. to 6 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6.
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Features:	✓	flowers
USDA Zones:		5 to 9
Flower features:	❀	orange, yellow

Scientific Names

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Aciphylla colensoi is a species of Aciphylla, commonly known as Speargrass or Spaniard. Individual plants may be up to 90 cm in diameter and half as high, and consist of sharp spines, all pointing out from the centre. Yellow flowers may also be present, located on long, strong stems. A. colensoi can be found in both main islands of New Zealand, typically in altitudes from 900m to 1500m.

Cultivation

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