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LEPTOSPERMUM
Commonly known as Australian tea tree
Small, bright flowers making up for their size by their profuse flowering.
Early Australian settlers steeped leaves of some varieties for drinking. L. scoparium is the source of Manuka honey.
Genus of about 85 species of evergreen shrubs and trees occurring in rainforest and semi-arid areas mainly in Australia but also from southeastern asia to New Zealand.
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EvergreenLeaves 0.5-2cm (¼-¾in)long have conspicuous oil glands.
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Height2 - 7m (6-22ft)
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Spread1 - 3m (3-10ft)
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Tall Shrub(variable) erect to spreading, freely-branching shrub or tree. Solitary flowers to 1cm (½in) across.
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Hardy - average winterHardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F)
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Full sun
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Partial shade
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Additional FeaturesGood to knowA variable subject. Shrublike, 0.5m (18in) to 3m (10ft) or a tree to 7m (22ft)Pests & DiseasesNonePlace of originAustralia (Queensland, New South Wales, Lord Howe Island)Resistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Flower ShapeCup-shaped
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HardinessFrost hardy (down to -5)
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Scented PlantsScented foliageSometimes lightly aromatic.
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Soil ConditionsFertile well drained soil
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WildlifeBee friendly
2 - 7m (6-22ft)
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1 - 3m (3-10ft) |
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Burgundy Queen'
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Martini'
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Snow Flurry'
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Wiri Linda'
Buy Varieties of LEPTOSPERMUM
LEPTOSPERMUM argenteum
upright silvery leaves and white flowers
LEPTOSPERMUM grandiflorum
single saucer-shaped white flowers in summer and silky hairy white stems. Frost hardy
LEPTOSPERMUM macrocarpum 'Copper Sheen'
distinctive bronzy-purple young leaves and single white flowers
LEPTOSPERMUM rotundifolia
(Jervis Bay form) - single pink, sometimes white relatively large flowers. Glossy grey-green leaves
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Burgundy Queen'
bronzed foliage, double red flowers
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Coral Candy'
double pinkish-white flowers
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Electric Red'
single red flowers. Red-tinted green leaves
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Martini'
profuse large pink flowers turning deeper with age
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium nanum 'Kiwi'
red flowers
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Pink Cascade'
prostrate form, single pink
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Red Damask'
double dark red flowers and dark green leaves
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Snow Flurry'
double white
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Winter Cheer'
red-tinted green leaves and semi-double bright red flowers
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Wiri Linda'
double white flowers with a hint of pink
LEPTOSPERMUM 'Silver Sheen'
silvery foliage and red stems. White flowers in summer