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Leader in ornamental trees and shrubs for Mediterranean gardens

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Australian Native Plants Nursery, located in Ventura, CA, is a leader in ornamental trees and shrubs for Mediterranean gardens. Shop the online store or come visit the nursery in person.

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Chamelaucium 'My Sweet 16'aka Wax Flower

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Leptospermum lanigerum

Description

Handsome erect shrub approximately 9'. All parts covered with soft down. White flowers in spring/summer. Snow & frost hardy and tolerant of a wide range of conditions including coastal exposure and partial shade. We have grown several forms including one called "Oregon Form" that apparently tolerates conditions in Portland, Oregon. We also grow a selected form with grey woolly leaves and is a shrub to approx 9'.

Details

Biological Name: Leptospermum lanigerum

Common Name: Woolly Tea Tree

Family: Myrtaceae

Origin: Southern Australia

Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Irrigation: Drought tolerant once established

Frost: Frost Tolerant 25F-18F (-8C)

Soil: Well-drained to poorly drained soils

Flower Color: White

Flower Time: Winter-spring

Height: 9-18' variable

Width: Variable

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Lomandras are excellent for extracting phosphorous out of your soils? Good landscape shrub for planting with grevilleas and banksias. We have several new introductions.