Botanical Name: Common Names:
Leptospermum laevigatum Coastal Tea Tree,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Rounded, Shrub Like
Description:
Fast growing, evergreen, native woody shrub/small tree with grey-green oval-shaped leaves and twisted branches. Little white flowers appear in Spring and early Summer. Great for coastal gardens. Makes an excellent screen, informal hedge or windbreak. Grows approx. 5m tall x 3m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Foliage Feature / Colour, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Rockery, 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: Green, Grey
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: High
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