Eucalyptus cyanophylla is a multi-stemmed mallee eucalypt from southern Australia, growing about 5 to 6 m tall with bluish-grey leaves. It is a hardy native suited to dry, sandy, free-draining soils rather than the lush conditions many garden plants prefer.
Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently once established; avoid soggy soil.
Soil
Sandy or free-draining soil, ideally over limestone or alkaline material.
Temperature
Tolerates hot summers and cool winters; frost hardy to about -8 °C, protect young plants below that.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
South Australia to NW. Victoria
Climate
desert or dry shrubland
About
Eucalyptus cyanophylla, commonly known as the Murraylands mallee, blue-leaved mallee or ghost mallee, is a species of mallee that is endemic to southern Australia. It has mostly smooth bark, greyish blue, lance-shaped or curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and conical, cup-shaped or barrel-shaped fruit.
Where it grows
Blue-leaved mallee grows in sandy soil, usually over limestone, in open shrubland. It is mainly found between Waikerie, Renmark and Alawoona in South Australia and in northwestern Victoria.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.