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Shiny Tea Tree

Leptospermum turbinatum

Shiny Tea Tree
Photo: Stickpen, Public domain

Shiny tea-tree (Leptospermum turbinatum) is a spreading native shrub from the Grampians area of western Victoria, Australia, grown for its white flowers and aromatic foliage. It is tough and suited to sunny, well-drained sites.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then mostly rely on rain; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty soil; tolerates poor, acidic soils.
Temperature
Hardy in mild to cool climates; protect young plants from severe frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
W. Victoria
Climate
subtropical

About

Leptospermum turbinatum, commonly known as shiny tea-tree, is a species of spreading shrub that is endemic to the Grampians and nearby ranges in Victoria, Australia. It has thin, rough bark, elliptical to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, relatively large white flowers and fruit that remains on the plant at maturity.

Where it grows

The shiny tea-tree grows on rocky sandstone slopes and near granite outcrops in the Grampians National Park and nearby mountains.

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 turbinatum 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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