Sunset®: 9,13,15-24
USDA: 9b-10
Sun Exposure: Full sun to light shade
Origin: East coast of Australia, New Guinea and New Caledonia
Growth Habits: Evergreen tree, often multi-stemmed, 30 to 80 feet tall (9-24 m); whitish spongy bark in layers; narrowly elliptic, grey-green leaves, 2 to 5 inches long (5-12.5 cm)
Watering Needs: Moderate to regular water, needs enough water to bloom well, tolerates poor drainage, dislikes drought
Propagation: Cuttings, seeds, easy
Wind and salt tolerant.
Invasive in Florida, it has taken over hundreds of thousand of acres of the Everglades.
Blooming Habits:
Cream to white flowers in cylindrical spikes, looking like a bottle-brush, 1.2 to 4 inches long (3-10 cm), in late spring to mid summer. The brown seed capsules persist around the stem for several years.
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