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water wise plants
water hardiness
top tenbird attracting
butterfly attracting
clay soils
coastal gardens
project typeurban and commercial
residential
soil type and drainagelight - sandy soils
medium - loamy soils
heavy - clay soils
good drainage
reasonable drainage
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Leptospermum obovatum
blunt-leaf tea tree
A dense upright shrub growing to 4m in height and spreading 2m. Aromatic dark green to grey-green foliage with blunt tips. Creamy white flowers occuring in summer. |
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| origin | NSW, ACT, Vic |
| cultural notes | A hardy shrub tolerant of most soils provided they are not waterlogged. Can be grown in full sun to heavy shade. |
| maintenance | Can be lighly pruned if necessary. |
| tolerates | Tolerant of frost, drought and low nutrient soils. |
| flowering season | Summer. |
| flower colour | Creamy white flowers to 12mm in diameter. |
| foliage colour | The leaves are dark green to grey-green, leathery and can be narrow or broad to 2cm in length. |
| width | up to 2m |
| height | up to 4m |
| plant spacing | 80cm apart |
| recommended uses | Useful as a screen or informal hedge. |
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canberra
Corner Pialligo + Fairbairn Av
Pialligo ACT 2609
t 02 6262 6456 | f 02 6262 6006
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p PO Box 4560 Kingston ACT 2604
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37 Wandella Forest Rd
Wandella NSW 2550
t 02 4477 9320 | f 02 6494 0256
p PO Box 5137 Cobargo NSW 2550
abn 91 109 945 146
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