Leptospermum consists of aromatic evergreen shrubs or diminutive trees featuring small, frequently silky foliage. These plants produce 5-petaled blossoms during the late spring and summer months.

Leptospermum glaucescens

Leptospermum grandiflorum is a spreading evergreen shrub that can reach heights of up to 3 meters. The young stems are adorned with a soft grey down, while the grey-green leaves measure as much as 2.5 centimeters in length and emit a pleasant aroma when crushed. During the summer, it produces solitary, saucer-shaped flowers that can grow to 3 centimeters across and are pure white in color.

Leptospermum grandiflorum

Leptospermum grandifolium is an upright evergreen shrub that can reach a height of up to 2 meters. Its stems are covered in fine white hairs, and it features small, grey-green leaves that are silky to the touch and release a pleasant aroma when crushed. In mid to late summer, the plant produces solitary white flowers, each measuring up to 2 centimeters in diameter.

Leptospermum grandifolium

Leptospermum juniperinum

Leptospermum laevigatum

Leptospermum laevigatum 'Yarrum'

Leptospermum lanigerum is an upright, semi-hardy evergreen shrub that can reach heights of up to 5 meters. It features stems that are green and occasionally exhibit a reddish tinge. The leaves are small, covered in fine hairs, and present a grey-green hue, releasing a pleasant aroma when crushed. In late spring to summer, the plant produces individual white flowers, each measuring up to 2 centimeters across, adorned with red-brown markings.

Leptospermum lanigerum

Leptospermum lanigerum 'Giblin's Variety'

Leptospermum lanigerum 'King William'

Leptospermum lanigerum 'Prostratum'

Leptospermum lanigerum 'Wellington'

Leptospermum liversidgei

Leptospermum luehmannii

Leptospermum macrocarpum

Leptospermum micromyrtus

Leptospermum minutifolium

Leptospermum morrisonii

Leptospermum myrtifolium

Leptospermum myrtifolium 'Newnes Forest'

Leptospermum namadgiensis

Leptospermum nitidum

Leptospermum nitidum 'Cradle'

Leptospermum obovatum

Leptospermum oleifolium

Leptospermum petersonii

Leptospermum petersonii 'Chlorinda'

Leptospermum polyanthum

Leptospermum polygalifolium is a dense, evergreen shrub that can reach heights of up to 1.2 meters. It features narrow, needle-like foliage. During the spring season, the plant showcases numerous white flowers, each measuring about 1 centimeter in diameter.

Leptospermum polygalifolium

Leptospermum polygalifolium 'Coastal Carpet'

Leptospermum riparium

Leptospermum rotundifolium

Leptospermum rotundifolium from Jervis Bay

Leptospermum rupestre is a low-growing evergreen shrub that spreads horizontally. Its small, aromatic leaves are oval in shape and take on shades of bronze or purple during the winter months. The plant produces white flowers that measure approximately 10mm across.

Leptospermum rupestre

Leptospermum scoparium is an evergreen shrub that typically reaches a height of 2.5 meters, although it can grow larger and take on a tree-like form in its native New Zealand. The plant features small, fragrant, dark green leaves, which have been utilized for medicinal purposes by the Māori for centuries due to their essential oil content. During late spring and early summer, it produces an abundance of shallow, cup-shaped white flowers, attracting bees that are responsible for the production of renowned manuka honey.

Leptospermum scoparium

Leptospermum scoparium 'Adrianne'

Leptospermum scoparium 'Album Flore Pleno' (d)

Leptospermum scoparium 'Album'

Leptospermum scoparium 'Alfred Coates'

Leptospermum scoparium 'Appleblossom' is an evergreen shrub characterized by its upright growth and spreading branches. The leaves are aromatic, narrow, and elliptical, displaying a rich green hue that may occasionally have a reddish tint. During the late spring to early summer period, this plant generates a profusion of double blooms along its stems, featuring ruffled pale pink petals that transition to white at the dark pink centers.

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