Photographs: Co. Cork

Griselinia / New Zealand Broadleaf Griselinia littoralis Family: Griseliniaceae (previously in Cornaceae) Evergreen shrub or small tree. Introduced. Garden escape. The very small flowers with 5 sepals and stamens but no petals are followed by small berries and mature plants can produce many seedlings. A native of New Zealand and slightly frost tender with evergreen shiny light-green leaves. Mature trees can grow to 15m. but it is usually grown as a hedging plant. Planted for hedging, especially in coastal areas. Scattered records in the wild, mainly from south-west, south-east and north-east of Ireland

New Zealand Broadleaf, Griselinia littoralis