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Leptospermum scoparium 'Gaiety Girl'

Gaiety Girl New Zealand Tea Tree

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Description

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.

 

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

Water Saving Tip:

Different areas of your landscape have different water requirements.

Shrubs need much less water than lawns and drip systems should never be scheduled on the same program with lawns.

Establish separate watering schedules for those areas.