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LEPTOSPERMUM
Commonly known as 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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Evergreen
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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
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Tall Shrub
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Additional FeaturesGood to knowSome are very recent hybrids from the New Zealand native 'scoparium' (Manuka) and some of the 80 species from Australia. Suitable for a shrub border in warmer areasPlace of originSoutheastern Australia, New Zealand.Resistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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WildlifeBee friendly
Buy Varieties of LEPTOSPERMUM
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LEPTOSPERMUM argenteum](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/leptospermum_argenteum_4795x.jpg)
LEPTOSPERMUM argenteum
upright silvery leaves and white flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LEPTOSPERMUM grandiflorum](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/leptospermum_grandiflorum_6037.jpg)
LEPTOSPERMUM grandiflorum
single saucer-shaped white flowers in summer and silky hairy white stems. Frost hardy
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LEPTOSPERMUM macrocarpum 'Copper Sheen'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/leptospermum_macrocarpum_copper_sheen_2506v.jpg)
LEPTOSPERMUM macrocarpum 'Copper Sheen'
distinctive bronzy-purple young leaves and single white flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LEPTOSPERMUM rotundifolia](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/leptospermum_rotundifolium_6038_s.jpg)
LEPTOSPERMUM rotundifolia
(Jervis Bay form) - single pink, sometimes white relatively large flowers. Glossy grey-green leaves
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Burgundy Queen'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/leptospermum_burgundy_queen_2510a.jpg)
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Burgundy Queen'
bronzed foliage, double red flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Coral Candy'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/leptospermum_scoparium_coral_candy_4796a.jpg)
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Coral Candy'
double pinkish-white flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Electric Red'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/leptospermum_scoparium_electric_red.jpg)
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Electric Red'
single red flowers. Red-tinted green leaves
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Martini'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/leptospermum_scop_martini_4974s.jpg)
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Martini'
profuse large pink flowers turning deeper with age
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium nanum 'Kiwi'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/leptospermum_scop_nana_kiwi_2515x.jpg)
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium nanum 'Kiwi'
red flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Pink Cascade'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/leptospermum_scoparium_pink_cascade_2518b.jpg)
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Pink Cascade'
prostrate form, single pink
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Red Damask'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/leptospermum_scoparium_red_damask_2519s.jpg)
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Red Damask'
double dark red flowers and dark green leaves
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Snow Flurry'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/leptospermum_scoparium_snow_flurry_2521s.jpg)
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Snow Flurry'
double white
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Winter Cheer'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/leptospermum_winter_cheer_2522.jpg)
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Winter Cheer'
red-tinted green leaves and semi-double bright red flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Wiri Linda'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/leptospermum_scoparium_nanum_wiri_linda_2517x.jpg)
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium 'Wiri Linda'
double white flowers with a hint of pink
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. LEPTOSPERMUM 'Silver Sheen'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/leptospermum_silver_sheen~4.jpg)
LEPTOSPERMUM 'Silver Sheen'
silvery foliage and red stems. White flowers in summer
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