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Botanical Name:Leptospermum scoparium
synonym:   Leptospermum aff. continentale
Common Name:black tea-tree , broom tea-tree , manuka , mānuka myrtle , new zealand teatree , prickly tea-tree
Sold As:Tube ($2.00)
Plant
Type(s):
Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Insect Attracting, Hedging, Prickly
Growing
Conditions:
Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade
Moist
Size
(HxW):
1-4 m x 1-2 m
Foliage:Stiff, narrow prickly leaves to 12mm long x 3mm wide with a sharp pointed tip.
Flowers:Masses of white petalled flowers to 1cm wide along stems from October to March.
General
Comments:
A rigid and upright, dense or straggling prickly shrub. Very adaptable, hardy tolerating most soils and aspects. Cultivars are highly ornamental but very prone to attack by webbing caterpillars. Suitable for heavy shade. Suitable hedge or screen plants. Benefits from pruning. Good habitat plant. Frost tolerant.


Further
Information:
  1. Whitehorse Council
  2. Yarra Ranges Council (Victora, close to us)
  3. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (VICFLORA, technical, good photos)
  4. Australian Plant Society (NSW)
  5. Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia)
  6. Australian National Botanic Garden
  7. iNaturalist
  8. iPlants
  9. Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew UK, technical)
Similar
Plant(s):
Leptospermum continentale
Plant
Propagation:

Propagation From seed or cuttings. Cultivars must be cutting-grown to retain clonal properties (not sure why this is mentioned specifically on this plant).



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