Leptospermum glaucescens

Botanical Name: Leptospermum glaucescens
Common Name: smoky teatree
Family: Myrtaceae

Size: 2-8 m H, 1-5 m W.
Leaves: 1–2.5 cm long, tips round or bluntly pointed, oblong, grey-green;
Flowers: White, about 2 cm in diameter, with 5 petals. Solitary or in groups of two or three.
Flowering Time: Spring
Fruit: Leathery capsule, dark red at first then brown, hemispherical, often silky hairy, to 6 mm in diameter

Habitat/distribution: Wet peaty heaths
Where to See: Freycinet Peninsula, Tasman Peninsula, West Coast
Other notes: A hardy shrub for moist spots. Suitable for hedging or screening. Propagation from cuttings or seed.