Characteristics
A medium sized bushy shrub. It grows 1.5-3 m high. It spreads 1.5-2 m wide. Young growth has silky hairs. The bark is hard. The leaves are 1-3 cm long by 0.3-0.5 cm wide. They have short leaf stalks. The leaves are grey-green. The flowers are 1.5 cm across. The flowers are large and white. There are usually 2 flowers together near the ends of branches. The fruit is a wrinkled capsule. It is 0.5-0.8 cm across. There are 4-7 cells.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
1.5 - 2.0
|
| Mature height (meter) |
1.5 - 3.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
It grows in warm temperate semi-arid regions. It grows well with high temperatures and low rainfall. It needs well drained soil. It can grow in full sun or light shade. It can stand heavy frosts. Leptospermum coriaceum "Green Tea Tree" in the Inland Botanical Gardens Mildura.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The blossums are sucked for nectar. It can be added to water to make a drink.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 180
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
15
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
|
Home