22 December 2014

Yellow tea tree


 Leptospermum Polygalifolium or Yellow Tea Tree is an evergreen shrub growing to 4m however research gives a 7m example.Flowering between August and February the bloom is creamy white or pinkish in colour with green or yellow centre. The shrub is hardy being able to withstand dry or even constantly wet sandy or rocky soils. A spectical in our bush now that most of the spring flowers have disappeared.

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