Metrosideros fulgens

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Metrosideros florida, Smith. "Usually a tall woody climber," writes Cheeseman in the New Zeal. Flora, "reaching the tops of lofty trees:" lvs. opposite, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, veiny, glabrous: fls. yellowish red or orange-red in few-fld. or many-fld. simple or branched cymes; petals orbicular; stamens scarlet, very numerous, to 1 in. long.—The typical form is not advertised, but only var. variegata, Hort. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.