Yellow Tea-Tree
Yellow Tea-Tree
Leptospermum polygalifolium
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Expected Height Range: |
2 m - 3 m |
Spread Range: | 2 m - 2.5 m |
Flower Season/s: | Spring |
Flower Colour/s: | |
Plant life cycle: | Perennial |
South coast of New South Wales to Cape York in far north Queensland extending beyond the inland ranges for a distance of up to 500 km. Usually found in sandy or sandstone-derived soils but sometimes found in basalt soil or rocks, often in moist depressions or along watercourses. Also found on Lord Howe Island. | |
Preferred Soil: | Dry, well drained to moist moderate drainage |
A great hardy plant with beautifully arching branches clothed in copper coloured foliage. It grows to around 3 metres tall and 2 metres wide, making it useful for informal hedging and screening, as well as a contrast shrub for other plantings.
Care Considerations: | A light prune will encourage a more dense growth habit. |
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