Leptospermum scoparium 'Gaiety Girl'
Gaiety Girl New Zealand Tea Tree
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 and 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
Sun
Full
Water
Low
Growth Rate
Slow
Soil Type
Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular
Soil Condition
Well-drained, Dry
Soil pH
Acid, Neutral, Basic
Adverse Factors
n/a
Design Styles
Formal, Mediterranean, Ranch, Seascape, Spanish
Accenting Features
Showy Flowers, Silhouette, Specimen
Seasonal Interest
Spring, Summer
Location Uses
Background, Entry, Shrub Border, Foundation, Parking Strip, Park, Parking Lot, Raised Planter, Walls / Fences, Walkways, With Rocks
Special Uses
Container, Hedge, Screen, Small Spaces
Attracts Wildlife
n/a
Check your irrigation controller once a month, and adjust as necessary.
Most plants require only one-third as much water in winter as they do in summer.