It grows to around 3 metres tall and 2 metres wide, making it useful for informal hedging and screening, as well as a contrast shrub for other plantings. Plant type: evergreen tree or shrub Hardiness zones: 9-11 Sunlight: hot overhead sun Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to constantly moist Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline Tolerances: light frost Leptospermum Petersonii â Lemon Scented Tea Tree. Leptospermum polygalifolium âCopper Glowâ A great hardy plant with beautifully arching branches clothed in copper coloured foliage. Leptospermum petersonii F.M.Bailey APNI* . In late spring and early summer, a profusion of pure white fully double flowers adorned with green centers are borne along the stems. Leaves and stems contain essential oils used in candle and soap making. A beautiful Australian native tree with a shrubby habit. Attracts birds and bees to the garden. Leptospermum petersonii ( Lemon-Scented Tea-Tree ) A fast growing, somewhat pendulous, evergreen small tree, reaching a maximum size of 66 x 15 feet, that is native to Australia's east coast. The lemon-scented, aromatic, lance-shaped leaves, up to 3 inches in length, are green. You should be receiving an order confirmation from Paypal shortly. Thank you for your business! Height 1-1.5m. It has many small white flowers that decorate the tree in early summer. tropicum x L. âRhiannonâ) A medium, weeping shrub with bright green, crowded foliage. The soft, pendulous branches bear long, slender leaves that start coppery, then turn green. Leptospermum petersonii, commonly known as Australian Rose (lemon-scented tea-tree), is a rare little tree, naturally occurring in lowland or floodplain areas in Northern New South Wales. Hardy in most well drained soils in an open or part sunny position. USE IN: Native and coastal gardens as a feature or for light screening. Leptospermum petersonii - lemon scented tea-tree DESCRIPTION: Small native tree with bright green fine scented foliage and small white flowers along the young branches spring and summer. Spread 1.5-2m Leptospermum petersonii Excellent screen, windbreak and hedge. Establishes quickly making it ideal for new gardens. Leptospermum petersonii . The small, white flowers are pretty but not very conspicuous and followed by woody capsules. It makes an excellent street tree where it is adapted. Leptospermum 'Pageant' (Hybrid L.polygalifolium ssp. The leaves when crushed have a beautiful citrus scent. Exit Shopping Cart Great small tree for small gardens. Previous literature proposed the existence of three chemical varieties of this species, based on the composition of its EO ( Brophy et al., 2000 ). Leaves often strongly lemon-scented, narrow-elliptic to lanceolate, usually 20â40 mm long, 2â5 mm wide, flat or recurved, mostly glabrous; apex usually retuse; base tapering; sessile. Leptospermum petersonii or the Lemon Scented Tea Tree is a vigorous, fast growing, tall shrub with handsome foliage that is intensely aromatic (lemon).. The new foliage is a copper/bronze colour. Pruning is recommended after flowering. This plant is also belongs from Myrtaceae family and native to eastern parts of Australia. Leptospermum petersonii is a popular small plant known for its different common names within several regions such as: lemon tea Tree, lemon scented tea tree, lemon-scented tea tree and common tea tree. Leptospermum scoparium âSnow Whiteâ (Tea Tree) is a compact-rounded, densely branched, evergreen shrub with small, aromatic (when crushed), needle-like, gray-green leaves often tinged with pink in cool weather. Lemon scented teatree. Leptospermum petersonii. Leaves can be used as a tea substitute. Deep Purple Tea tree flowers appear in spring. Description: Shrub or small tree to c. 5 m high, bark flaky, persistent and fibrous, younger stems hirsute, soon glabrous. 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