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Dracophyllum sinclairii
Height: 3m;  Spread: 1m
Sinclair's neinei (Tree)
Temperamental but easier than other species. Long narrow leaves 1 cm wide. Moderately fast when established. Also named as Oreothamnus sinclairii.
» Click here for our Dracophyllum article published in the Titirangi Tatler...
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Growing at home for 15-20 years
Dracophyllum sinclairii on the Goodfellow Track near Fairy Falls, Waitakere Ranges
One of dozens just inland from Matata, Bay of Plenty
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On 07/08/2016, Joanne said:
We have manged to successfully grow the Dracophyllum sinclarii by cuttings though it took around 6 months and only got 2 out of 6. They were under a misting system and on a heat bed, I used pumice sand as the media.