Botanical Name: Common Names:
Leptospermum hybrida Vertical Drop Prostrate Tea Tree,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Groundcovers, Hedging / Screening Prostrate, Shrub Like, Spreading
Description:
Attractive woody native shrub with tiny deep green foliage and masses of white flowers throughout in Spring. A great native bird and bee attractor that prefers well drained soil. Great to use in rockeries or train them upwards to give a weeping tree look for a feature. Grows approx 20cm tall x 1.5m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Groundcover, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Topiary / Espalier, Container / Pot, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Myrtlepest And Disease Rust
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Myrtaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: White
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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