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Agonis flexuosa

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Botanical Name: Common Names:

Agonis flexuosa Dwarf Willow Myrtle, Willow Peppermint, WA Peppermint,

Native: Foliage Type:

Yes Evergreen

Plant Type: Plant Habit:

Hedging / Screening, Trees Broad Domed, Pendulous

Description:

Very hardy small to medium native tree with a pendulous habit. Widely used as a street tree and reliably in coastal plantings. Small white flowers grow on the branches in spring and summer. A good native alternative to a Willow Tree.

Mature Height: Mature Width:

4-10m 4-10m

Position: Soil Type:

Full Sun Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained

Landscape Use(s)

Bird Attracting, Coastal Garden, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Native Garden

Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Leaf Miner, Rust

Cultural Notes:

Plant Care

Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well

Family Name: Origin:

Myrtaceae Australia

Characteristics

Foliage Colour: Green

Flower Colour: White

Flower Fragrant: No

Flowering Season: Spring, Summer

Fruit: Insignificant

Requirements Tolerances

Growth Rate: Fast

Maintenance Level: Low

Water Usage: Low

Drought: High

Frost: High

Wind: High

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