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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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EvergreenNarrow-elliptic leaves to 2cm (¾in) long.
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HeightTo 2m (6ft)
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SpreadTo 2m (6ft)
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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in heightRounded shrub.
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Full shade
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Partial shade
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Additional FeaturesPests & DiseasesNone.Place of originAustralia (Tasmania).Resistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Soil ConditionsNeutral to acid soilWill tolerate a moist site with a low nutrient soil.
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WildlifeBee friendly
to 2m (6ft)
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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