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Gaudium sericatum

Leptospermum sericatum

Gaudium sericatum
Photo: Ian McMaster, CC BY 3.0

Gaudium sericatum (formerly Leptospermum sericatum) is a small erect shrub from Queensland, Australia, growing 2 to 3 m tall with white or pink flowers. It naturally grows in rock crevices near sandstone cliffs, so it needs excellent drainage and good light.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or sandy soil, low in nutrients; sandstone-type conditions suit it.
Temperature
Tolerates mild to warm conditions; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate

About

Gaudium sericatum is a species of erect shrub that is endemic to Queensland. It has thin, firm bark, narrow egg-shaped to elliptical leaves, white or pink flowers arranged usually singly on side shoots and fruit that falls from the plant when the seeds are released.

Where it grows

This tea-tree usually grows in crevices near sandstone cliffs and occurs in the Leichhardt district in Queensland.

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 Gaudium sericatum 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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