Scientific Name: Leptospermum speciosum

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  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    MYRTACEAE
  • Flowers:
    white
  • Fruit:
    woody capsule
  • Species List:
    Emu Swamp, Fraser Island, Wet Heath
Identification Notes

Leaf: Longitudinal nerves and blunt base. ||Flower: Flowers in head of 4-8 at end of branches then in leaf axils and surrounded by silky hairy bracts.||Sumit of ovaries smooth. ||Hypanthium: Silky hairy all over. ||Fruit: woody, shed soon after flowering.||

Landscaping Notes

Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.|| useful for hedges and screens.||