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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 8 - 10'
Plant Spread: 8 - 10'
Leaves: Evergreen
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Red
White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Flowering Tree
Medicinal Herb
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • New Zealand Tea Tree

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Location: Martin County Florida zone 10
Date: April
in it's bush form yet; it's still yyoung
Location: Martin County Florida zone 10
Date: April
see the 3 different color blooms on the same plant
Comments:
  • Posted by flaflwrgrl (North Fl. - Zone 8b) on Sep 17, 2011 8:34 PM concerning plant:
    This is one of the most charming plants I've ever had. I love the delicate look of it, with its tiny, needle-like leaves, which are fragrant when crushed. The flowers look like tiny wild roses to me. This variety has blooms that begin white. As they age, they turn pink and then finally they turn rose. It takes almost a year for the seed pods to form and ripen. Inside are hundreds of miniscule seeds, which will sprout if you plant them when they're fresh.

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