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Heath Tea-tree

A medium shrub with fine branching and small leaves. Abundant white blossom in spring.

 

Drought and frost tolerant and adaptable to most soils. A terrific screening or hedging plant.  Flowers are a magnet to a wide variety of native pollinators with abundant nectar that is easily accessed from its five-petalled flowers; pollinators incude native bees, hoverflies, moths, butterflies and beetles. Can be pruned to encourage density and to rejuvenate.

 

Scientific name
Leptospermum myrsinoides
Family
Myrtaceae

Characteristics


Lifeform
Shrub
Height
2.0
Width
1.5
Growth rate
Medium
Evergreen
Yes
Perennial
Yes

Growing Conditions


Full Sun
Yes
Semishade
Yes
Shade
Cold
-7
Drought tolerance
Waterlogging tolerance
Compaction
Wind
Average
pH
acid

Uses


Ground cover
Screen
Yes
Shade
Container
Hedge
Yes
Windbreak
Grassy Woodland
Perennial border
Climber
Native lawn
Shrub Mass
Wetland

Biodiversity


Insect pollinator feeding
Yes
Caterpillar feeding
Bird feeding
Yes
Bird refuge
Lizard feeding
Lizard refuge
Frog refuge
Mammal feeding
Pollinators
Native Bee, Hoverfly, Wasp, Butterfly, Moth, Beetle, Fly
Larvae
Birds
Foliage insectivores, Capsule granivores
Mammals

Flowering


Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Yes
Oct
Yes
Nov
Yes
Dec