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Leptospermum scoparium 'Wiri Kerry'
A hardy colourful compact shrub with aromatic foliage, branches have brown flaky bark. The small leaves are bronze. It has exquisite double rose-red flowers in late winter and spring. Wonderful food for the bees. This is a cultivar of our most common native tree, it grows naturally in many different sites and is very hardy. Great for growing in difficult ground.
Genus
Leptospermum
Species
scoparium
Cultivar
'Wiri Kerry'
Common name
Manuka
Family name
Myrtaceae
Place of origin
New Zealand
DETAILS
Height
1 m
Width
1 m
(expected growth in average NZ conditions in 5 to 10 years)
Leaves
Evergreen
Soil Type
Grows in most soil types
Moisture
Tolerates dry soils / Tolerates wet soils
Exposure
Frost hardy / Grows in exposed or coastal sites. / Grows in sun or semi-shade
Shrubs
Category
Small, height between 1 and 1.5 metres.
Availability
All our current stock has been dispatched out to retailers. If they have none left for you, we are growing another crop to supply as soon as possible.
Where to buy our plants
Where to buy our plants