Leptospermum flavescens Sm. var. grandiflorum (Lodd.) Benth.

Frost-hardy upright shrub with white-hairy stems, ovate, grey-green leaves, to 1.5cm long, and solitary, saucer-shaped, white, or rarely pink, flowers, to 2cm across, in summer. To 4m.  [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].

Horticultural & Botanical History

‘A very fine species, a native of Van Diemen’s Land: it grows to about two feet in height. […] The flowers are an inch in diameter, of pure white.’  [LBC no.514/1821]. 

‘This plant is easily managed, and is a very free bloomer, producing its prettily-shaped white blossoms for many weeks in succession’.  [Gard. Chron. 1854].  Introduced to Britain in 1810.  [JD].

History at Camden Park

Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [T.634/1850].

Notes

Published Jan 17, 2010 - 03:40 PM | Last updated Mar 29, 2010 - 03:44 PM

Figured are small ovate leaves and white flowers with prominent stamens. Loddiges Botanical Cabinet no.514, 1821.

Leptospermum flavescens var. grandiflorum (Lodd.) Benth. | LBC no.514/1821 as L. grandiflorum | RBGS

More details about Leptospermum flavescens Sm. var. grandiflorum (Lodd.) Benth.
Family Myrtaceae
Category
Region of origin

Australia, Tasmania
Synonyms
  • Leptospermum grandiflorum Lodd.
  • Leptospermum rodwayanum Summerh. & H.F.Comber 
Common Name

Tea tree
Name in the Camden Park Record

Leptospermum grandiflorum 
Confidence level high