Leptospermum petersonii
“Lemon Scented Tea Tree”
SHRUB TO 4 METRES TALL BY 3 METRES ACROSSFast growing shrub with bronze-green leaves with strong citrus smell when crushed, with white, bee attracting, flowers in spring. Good screen or hedge shrub. Frost tender.
| Suitability | |
|---|---|
| Category | Medium Shrubs up to 5m |
| Family | Myrtaceae |
| Aspect | Full Sun |
| Soil | Adaptable, Moist, Well-drained |
| Habitat | Wet Sclerophyll Forest |
| Features | |
| Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Plants, Clay Tolerant Species, Drought Tolerant Species, Perfumed Flowering Plants, Perfumed Foliage Plants, Screen Plants, Seaside Plantings, Windbreaks | |
| Localities | |
| Ipswich area, Logan City, Pine Rivers | |
