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Leptospermopsis oligandra

Leptospermum oligandrum

Leptospermopsis oligandra
Photo: Robert Davis, CC BY 3.0

Leptospermopsis oligandra is a small to medium erect, spreading shrub from south-west Western Australia, a tea-tree in the myrtle family that grows in heath and scrub. It is a wild Australian species rarely cultivated, so care is mostly a matter of following native-plant practice.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly once established; native heath shrubs dislike soggy roots.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty soil, acidic to neutral; a native-plant mix.
Temperature
Mild to warm temperate conditions; tolerates light frost and summer heat in a dry climate.
How easy
Moderate

About

Leptospermopsis oligandra is a species of erect, spreading shrub that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has broadly egg-shaped to wedge-shaped leaves, white flowers arranged singly or in groups of up to three on the ends of short side branches and fruit that fall from the plant shortly after the seeds are released.

Where it grows

This tea-tree usually grows in heath or scrub and is widespread in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee and Swan Coastal Plain biogeographic regions of Western Australia.

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 Leptospermopsis oligandra 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.

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