Botanical Name: Leptospermum scoparium 'Gaiety Girl' Add
Common Name: Gaiety Girl New Zealand Tea Tree  
Plant photo of: Leptospermum scoparium 'Gaiety Girl'
  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

Lavender, Pink

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green, Red

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

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  • Description

  • Notes

New Zealand Tea Tree has small, needle-like green leaves with showy, 1/2" rose-like flowers in winter and spring. These shrubs can be thinned to enhance their attractive branch structure and flaking bark. They need very little water once established. 'Gaiety Girl' is a slow grower to 5' tall by 4' wide. It has reddish foliage with double flowers in pink/lilac.