Kowhai
Sophora tetraptera
Full Sun
Easy care
Light watering
Frost Hardy
9a
USDA zone
-7°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
8m | Max | 4m |
4m | Min | 2.5m |
20 years to reach maturity
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
This plant has a mild fragrance
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Kowhai Overview
This semi evergreen shrub has a spreading habit. It's 15cm long leaves are made up lots of small oval leaflets. In late Spring it produces clusters of tubular yellow flowers that are 5cm long.
How to harvest Kowhai
Generally not harvested.
How to propagate Kowhai
Seed
Sow seed as soon as ripe.
Cuttings
Take semi- hardwood cuttings in summer or autumn but provide bottom heat.
Special features of Kowhai
Attractive flowers
Other uses of Kowhai
Suits being grown in wall side borders in urban courtyards, coastal or informal cottage gardens.