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Lagunaria patersonii

Cow Itch Tree

Plant photo of: Lagunaria patersonii
Information by: Images and Info by Peter Shaw        Photographer:

 

Description

The cow itch tree is an evergreen tree growing to 30 feet tall by 20 wide. Native to Norfolk Island. Grows as an upright to rounded tree. Leaves are evergreen, simple, oval, dark green above, light gray below, about 2" long. Flowers are 1" across, hibiscus like (which means the stamens are fused into a column surrounding the stigma) pink to rose color, fading to white, produced in the summer. Fruit is a brown capsule. when open they contain very fine hairs that causing itching. Doubt they cause cows to itch.

 

Sun

Full

Water

Low

Growth Rate

Fast

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

Soil Condition

Average

Soil pH

Neutral

Adverse Factors

n/a

Water Saving Tip:

Apply a layer of mulch around plants to reduce moisture loss.

Choose organic mulches, such as shredded bark, compost or aged sawdust.