Leptospermum Laevigatum 'Coastal Tea Tree'-TREES-seeds

LEPTOSPERMUM LAEVIGATUM       “Coastal Tea Tree” 

1000+ seeds 

Sprouting: 14-50 days. 

Also called ‘Victorian Tea Tree’.   

Large shrub or small tree with spreading branches and papery brown bark that becomes thick and grey on the trunk. Develops blue-green or grey-green foliage and five-petalled white flowers with a pink-red ring around the green centre from winter to spring. Originated from Southeastern Australia and is now found in the wild as an introduced species in Southern and Western Australia. 

Prefers a light moist soil in a sunny or partly shaded position but is also hardy in a range of climates and soils. Drought resistant and frost tolerant to -7°C 

The dried leaves have been used for making a tea. 

Photo: Allthingsnative, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons; retrieved 25May 2024 –3.14pm AEST and edited using Canva.

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****Please note: these are seeds (we are NOT selling these as live plants). Quarantine restrictions and costs prohibit us from selling these seeds to WA, Tas, and Internationally.