Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Leptospermum scoparium synonym: Leptospermum aff. continentale |
| Common Name: | black tea-tree, broom tea-tree, manuka, mānuka myrtle, new zealand teatree, prickly tea-tree |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Insect Attracting, Hedging |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade
Moist |
| Size (HxW): | 1-4 m x 1-2 m |
| Foliage: | Stiff, narrow prickly leaves to 12mm long x 3mm wide with a sharp pointed tip. |
| Flowers: | Masses of white petalled flowers to 1cm wide along stems from October to March. |
| General Comments: | A rigid and upright, dense or straggling prickly shrub. Very adaptable, hardy tolerating most soils and aspects. Cultivars are highly ornamental but very prone to attack by webbing caterpillars. Suitable for heavy shade. Suitable hedge or screen plants. Benefits from pruning. Good habitat plant. Frost tolerant. |
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| Similar Plant(s): | Leptospermum continentale |
| Plant Propagation: | Propagation From seed or cuttings. Cultivars must be cutting-grown to retain clonal properties (not sure why this is mentioned specifically on this plant). |
