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Leptospermum grandiflorum

Leptospermum grandiflorum
Photo: Daderot, CC0

Leptospermum grandiflorum is a densely branched shrub or small tree from eastern Tasmania, grown mainly for its large white flowers. Give it full sun, well-drained soil and little summer water, as it comes from rocky granite sites.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then let the top of the soil dry between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining, acidic or sandy soil; a gritty mix suits pots.
Temperature
Hardy in mild temperate to subtropical climates; protect from hard frost below about -5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
E. Tasmania
Climate
subtropical

About

Leptospermum grandiflorum is a species of shrub or small tree that is endemic to eastern Tasmania. It has thick, elliptical to egg-shaped, greyish green leaves, white flowers about 20 mm (0.79 in) in diameter arranged singly on short side branches, and fruit that remain on the plant for long time after reaching maturity.

Where it grows

This tea-tree grows on granite rocks in eastern Tasmania, mostly on or near the Freycinet Peninsula.

Other Leptospermum plants

Tea Trees · Leptospermum amboinense · Aggreflorum anfractum · Spidery Tea Tree · Leptospermum argenteum · Leptospermum barneyense · Aggreflorum benwellii · Gaudium blakelyi · Aggreflorum brachyandrum · Gaudium confertum · Prickly Tea Tree · Gaudium coriaceum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leptospermum grandiflorum 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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