Leptospermum Scoparium "White Tea Tree" 10Liter

🌿 Leptospermum scoparium – White Tea Tree

Botanical Name: Leptospermum scoparium
Common Names: White Tea Tree, Manuka, New Zealand Tea Tree, Leptospermum, White Leptospermum

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📌 Product Description

Leptospermum scoparium, commonly known as White Tea Tree, is a compact, evergreen shrub admired for its delicate, white star-shaped flowers that bloom in spring and summer, contrasting beautifully with its fine-textured, dark green foliage. This versatile shrub is perfect for adding light, airy colour to borders, rockeries, and containers while attracting bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.

White Tea Tree is hardy, drought-tolerant, and performs exceptionally well in coastal, temperate, and subtropical South African gardens. Its neat, bushy growth habit makes it ideal for hedges, feature planting, and low-maintenance landscapes.

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📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: 1 – 1.5 m
• Spread: 1 – 1.2 m
• Growth Habit: Compact, rounded evergreen shrub
• Growth Rate: Moderate

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🌱 Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun to light partial shade
• Soil: Well-drained soil; tolerates sandy and slightly acidic soils
• Water:
  • Moderate watering during establishment
  • Drought-tolerant once established
• Feeding: Light compost or slow-release fertiliser in spring
• Maintenance:
  • Light pruning after flowering maintains shape
  • Remove old or damaged stems to encourage fresh growth

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🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

• Best Planting Time: Spring or autumn
• Flowering Season: Spring to early summer
• Growing Season: Spring and summer
• Climate Suitability: Coastal, temperate, and subtropical regions
• Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost once established

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🌼 Additional Benefits

• Delicate white flowers create a fresh, airy garden display
• Evergreen, fine-textured foliage for year-round interest
• Attracts pollinators including bees and butterflies
• Compact, low-maintenance, and drought-tolerant
• Ideal for coastal and container gardens

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🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Low hedge or border planting
✔ Container and patio planting
✔ Coastal and subtropical gardens
✔ Rockeries and mixed shrub borders
✔ Pollinator-friendly landscapes