Mimetes 'Crackerjack Red' 14cm

Mimetes cucullatus 'Crackerjack Red' – 14cm Pot

A wonderful, unique hardy, evergreen shrub. Mimetes Crackerjack Red produces wonderful bright green leaves with red margins and tips to each leaf. During summer white flowers appear in between bright red-crowned foliage. Mimetes Crackerjack Red can be used in mass plantings, general landscaping, native gardens, coastal gardens, rockeries, pots or as a low hedge. They can tolerate light frosts. Mimetes Crackerjack Red is excellent when used as a cut flower as its stems hold their colour for many weeks. Requires well-drained soils, will not grow in alkaline or boggy/clay. Water well during the first 2 years for the plant to establish. Low water requirements once established.

Position: Full Sun
Height: 1.5m
Width: 1m