''Astelia banksii'' is an
evergreen silver-green
plant from the
beaches of
New Zealand.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> It likes it best in partial shade and in infertile
Infertility is the inability of a person, animal or plant to reproduce by natural means. It is usually not the natural state of a healthy adult, except notably among certain eusocial species (mostly haplodiploid insects). It is the normal state ...
and well-drained soil.
References
Asteliaceae
Endemic flora of New Zealand
Plants described in 1837
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