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Tea tree winter cheer

A pretty show in my garden at the moment from the red-flowering tea tree, a native of this country.

 

A shrub with deep burgundy/green foliage and lots of tiny, vibrant hot pink flowers that appear from now, through winter and in to spring. Growth is compact to around 1 m and each flower 1 cm diameter.

 

This cultivar is Leptospermum scoparium 'rubrum nana'.

 

Reportedly, first British settlers to Australia made tea from the leaves.

 

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Uploaded on May 2, 2019
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