{"product_id":"pseudopanax-crassifolius-trifoliolatus","title":"Pseudopanax crassifolius f. trifoliolatus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePseudopanax crassifolius f. trifoliolatus\u003c\/strong\u003e is the three-leaved form of New Zealand's famous \u003cstrong\u003elancewood tree\u003c\/strong\u003e, known to Maori as horoeka, and one of the strangest, most sculptural plants you can grow in a UK garden. A single slim stem carries stiff, downward-angled leaves in threes, each narrow lobe dark bronze-green with a raised midrib, so the whole plant reads as a living piece of architecture rather than a conventional shrub. Almost nothing else looks like it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLancewood is heteroblastic, keeping this extraordinary juvenile form for a decade or more before it eventually broadens into a round-headed small tree at around 5 m. That slow transformation is part of the appeal: you get many years of the narrow, otherworldly silhouette that makes it such a prized specimen among \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun to partial shade, sheltered from cold, drying winds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e any fertile, free-draining soil; drainage matters more than type.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e slowly to around 5 m tall and only 1 m wide, a genuinely narrow footprint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e H3, to around -5C established. Fine outdoors in mild and coastal gardens; give winter protection in cold inland areas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts pencil-thin outline slots into gaps no other plant can use, rising through low planting in an \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e, standing sentinel in gravel, or anchoring a courtyard as a long-term specimen in a pot alongside our other \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003eplants for pots and containers\u003c\/a\u003e. Pair it with the contrasting foliage of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/heptapleurum-alpinum-mountain-gem\"\u003eSchefflera alpina\u003c\/a\u003e or broad-leaved \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/architectural-foliage\"\u003earchitectural foliage\u003c\/a\u003e for maximum drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery lancewood we supply is nursery-grown, selected for a strong leader and healthy foliage, and packed with care to arrive in superb condition. For honest guidance on what to expect from exotic plants through a British winter, read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003eseasonal expectations guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"23cm \/ 5L (Collection Only)","offer_id":58369585217919,"sku":"PSEUCRAS23","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/pseudo-4.jpg?v=1789655903","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/pseudopanax-crassifolius-trifoliolatus","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}