Botanical Name: Common Names:
Leptospermum lanigerum Seclusion Woolly Tea Tree,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Shrub Like
Description:
Medium, fast growing, native shrub with greyish-green aromatic foliage. Little pale pink flowers appear in Spring. Makes an excellent screen, formal hedge or windbreak. Contains essential oils suitable for candles, soap making and as a herbal tea. Grows approx. 2.5m tall x 1.5m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Fragrant Garden, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Shady Garden, Wind Break, Shade Tree
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Do not cultivate around the roots. Can be lightly pruned to keep looking neat and tidy. Benefits from an annual application of Blood and Bone or native fertiliser.
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: Pink
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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