• A small potted Pseudowintera Red Hot with reddish-purple leaves in a black nursery pot, placed on a rustic wooden table with a blurred green garden background.
  • A small potted Pseudowintera Red Hot with reddish-purple leaves and green-yellow foliage, shown in a nursery setting with blurred other plants and pots in the background.
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Pseudowintera Red Hot

Pseudowintera Red Hot

Horopito

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Pseudowintera 'Red Hot' is a stunning cultivar of the New Zealand native horopito, grown for its brilliant flushes of vibrant red new foliage that contrast beautifully against its mature deep green leaves. Compact, hardy and easy to grow, this evergreen shrub provides year-round colour and texture, making it a standout choice for modern gardens, native plantings and mixed borders.

The colourful new growth appears repeatedly throughout the growing season, creating a dynamic display that changes as the foliage matures. Naturally dense and bushy, 'Red Hot' also makes an attractive low hedge or screening plant, while its tolerance of wind, frost and a range of soil conditions makes it an excellent performer throughout much of New Zealand.

Why You'll Love Pseudowintera 'Red Hot'

  • Brilliant crimson-red new growth
  • Attractive glossy evergreen foliage
  • New Zealand native plant
  • Naturally compact and bushy
  • Excellent for low hedging and borders
  • Hardy and easy to grow
  • Tolerates frost and exposed conditions
  • Fantastic year-round colour and texture

  • Expected 5 Year Height 1.5 M Width 1.5 M

Is Pseudowintera Red Hot suitable for my garden?

Pseudowintera Red Hot is best suited in a position that gets

  • Partial shade
  • Full sun

Pseudowintera Red Hot is

  • NZ Native
  • Frost Tolerant
  • Cold hardy
  • Evergreen

Pseudowintera Red Hot will thrive in soil that is

  • Free draining
  • Nutrient rich

How to establish your Pseudowintera Red Hot?

Plant Pseudowintera 'Red Hot' in full sun to part shade.

For the brightest red foliage:

Choose a position with at least half a day's direct sunlight.
In hotter areas, afternoon shade can help protect the foliage.
Shelter from extremely hot, drying winds if possible.

How to maintain your Pseudowintera Red Hot once established?

Water regularly during the first growing season to establish a strong root system.

Once established, Red Hot is reasonably drought tolerant but benefits from occasional deep watering during prolonged dry periods.

Mulching helps retain soil moisture and suppress weeds.

Feed annually in spring with:

Compost or well-rotted organic matter.
A balanced slow-release fertiliser suitable for native shrubs if required.

Avoid excessive fertiliser, which can encourage soft growth.

Pseudowintera 'Red Hot' responds well to light pruning.

For best results:

Trim lightly after the main flush of growth to maintain a compact shape.
Remove any dead or damaged branches as required.
Regular light trimming encourages dense growth and repeated colourful new foliage.

It can also be clipped into a neat low hedge.

Red Hot has a moderate growth rate, forming a dense, bushy shrub that reaches its mature size over several years.

Its naturally compact habit means little shaping is required.

As a New Zealand native, Pseudowintera 'Red Hot' is well adapted to many of our growing conditions.

It is:

Highly frost hardy once established.
Wind tolerant.
Suitable for cooler inland regions as well as coastal gardens.

Applying mulch around the base each winter helps maintain healthy roots.

Pseudowintera 'Red Hot' is generally a healthy, trouble-free shrub.

To keep it looking its best:

Plant in well-drained soil.
Avoid prolonged waterlogging.
Prune lightly to maintain airflow through the plant.

Serious pest and disease problems are uncommon.

Pseudowintera 'Red Hot' is perfect for:

Low evergreen hedging
Native gardens
Contemporary landscapes
Mixed shrub borders
Feature planting
Courtyard gardens
Coastal gardens
Large containers

Its colourful foliage provides year-round contrast against green hedges and flowering shrubs.
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