Tea tree
I bought what I thought was a tea tree plant at gardeners world live about 3years ago. It is a shrub, has very fine leaves, smells like tea tree when crushed and in spring, early summer is covered in tiny bright pink bell shaped flowers (a bit like large Heather flowers). I can't find it anywhere to identify it. All the tea tree plants shown have white bottle brush flowers or large open pinch flowers. Can anyone help?
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What is a tea tree? is it a camellia or nothing to do with tea you drink?
In the sticks near Peterborough
Try Leptospermum scoparium janet rose. That may be it.
Tea tree produces an aromatic oil nutcutlet. A separate plant altogether from Camellia. Another use of similar names for different plants - just to confuse us gardeners even more
Thank you ladybird
I think I'll stick to my hardy plants with proper names, I know what I'm talking about with those
Last edited: 26 June 2016 18:19:55
In the sticks near Peterborough