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lancewood 'Dark Star'

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An upright, evergreen shrub to 2m, with glossy, purple-flushed, toothed leaves divided into 3-5 slender, leathery leaflets

Scientific classification

Species: lancewood 'Dark Star' (Pseudopanax 'Dark Star')
Genus: Pseudopanax
Family: Araliaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 1.5-2.5 metres
Height: 1-1.5 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of lancewood 'Dark Star'

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Quick identification of lancewood 'Dark Star'

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lancewood 'Dark Star' care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by seed, semi-ripe cuttings or air-layering

Growing

Under glass, grow in loam-based potting compost with added sharp sand, in full light with shade from hot sun. In growth, water moderately and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser every month; water sparingly in winter. Outdoors, grow in fertile, well-drained soil in sun or partial shade

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