Lagunaria patersonia

Cow Itch Tree

Highlight Month:
August

Nativity:

Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands and coastal Queensland, Australia

Growth Habit:

Large, evergreen tree to 40 to 50 feet, becoming pyramidal in old age.

Growing Requirements:

Tolerates drought, salt spray and many soil types. It is frost tolerant to 23° F.

Features:

Tolerates drought, salt spray and many soil types. It is frost tolerant to 23° F.

Where at Lotusland:

Behind the hedges of the parterre below the star fountain.

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