Botanical Name: Common Names:
Eucalyptus pulverulenta Baby Blue Silver Leaved Mountain Gum,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Rounded, Spreading
Description:
A small mallee Eucalypt. Grown commercially for the florist industry for use as cut foliage. It responds well to constant pruning but if left to grow it can reach 6m tall, usually as a multi stemmed small tree. The foliage is round heart shaped silvery-blue waxy leaves, large cream flowers appear in clusters along the steam throughout the year and are followed by ornamental blue grey gumnuts.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Verge, Wind Break, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Myrtaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Blue, Grey, Silver
Flower Colour: Cream, White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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