Botanical Name
Leptospermum polygalifolium ‘Cardwell’
Common Name
Cardwell Tea Tree
Description
Cardwell Tea Tree is a hardy native shrub renowned for its profuse white flowers and robust growth habit that creates reliable displays in Australian gardens. This resilient cultivar produces masses of small white flowers with prominent stamens that bloom prolifically in spring and summer, attracting native bees and butterflies while providing excellent nectar sources. The small, narrow leaves create attractive fine-textured evergreen foliage that maintains dense, upright growth habits ideal for screening. Extremely hardy and adaptable once established, it thrives in well-drained to moist soils and full sun to partial shade positions with excellent drought tolerance. Perfect for hedging, screening, and areas where robust native shrubs with reliable flowering create structured landscape displays.
Plant Category
Medium Shrubs
Size (H x W)
Height: 2-4 meters, Spread: 1.5-3 meters
Leptospermum polygalifolium naturally occurs in eastern Australia, thriving in well-drained to moist soils with good drainage and full sun to partial shade exposure in temperate to subtropical climates with high adaptability.
Cultural SIgnificance
Traditionally valued by Aboriginal peoples as part of the diverse Melaleuca family, with tea tree species being important for their medicinal properties and as components of traditional landscapes and healing practices.
Kuranga respectfully acknowledges the traditional owners, the Wurundjeri people, as the custodians of this land. We pay respect to all Aboriginal community Elders, past and present, who have resided in the area and have been an integral part of the history of the region.
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