About
Leptospermum scoparium, the tea tree, is a rounded, evergreen shrub to 2.5 m � sometimes tree-like in its native New Zealand � producing a profusion of shallowly cup-shaped, white flowers in late spring and early summer. Bees that feed on the flowers produce the famous manuka honey. The small, aromatic, dark-green leaves are the source of an essential oil used medicinally for centuries by the M_ori people. A popular, rewarding and highly ornamental shrub for a sunny, mild garden or large container.
About the genus
Leptospermum, the tea trees, are aromatic evergreen shrubs or small trees with small, often silky leaves and five-petalled, white, pink or red flowers in late spring and summer. Popular and ornamental plants for mild, sunny gardens.
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