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Kopi Mallee

Eucalyptus gypsophila

Kopi mallee is a small multi-stemmed eucalypt from arid Australian deserts, typically 3 to 6 metres tall, grown mainly in its native dry climate. It needs full sun, excellent drainage and very little water.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree, Bulb
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out fully between waterings; established plants need little or no extra water.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty mix; tolerates alkaline, limestone-influenced soils.
Temperature
Tolerates hot, dry conditions and light frost once established; protect young plants below about -5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Western Australia to South Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Eucalyptus gypsophila, also known as the kopi mallee, is a species of mallee that is native to Western Australia and South Australia. It has rough, flaky bark on the lower part of the trunk, smooth light grey bark above, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds mostly in groups of between seven and eleven, creamy white flowers and conical to cylindrical fruit.

Where it grows

Kopi mallee is widespread in the Great Victoria Desert, from east of Laverton in Western Australia to the western edge of the Gawler Ranges in South Australia. Over most of its range it grows on red sand over limestone, often near salt lakes or dry lakes.

Other Eucalyptus plants

Eucalyptus abdita · Badgingarra Box · Wattle Leaved Peppermint · Powder Bark Wandoo · Woolbernup Mallee · White-mahogany · Lakefield Coolibah · Wellstead Mallee · Eucalyptus aenea · Welcome Hill Gum · Blue-leaf stringybark · Black Gum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eucalyptus gypsophila by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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.

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