Tristania neriifolia
WATER GUM
Myrtaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to usually boggy

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
3m
Plant habit
 
3m

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Origins: Australia, NSW, Sydney region region

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Tristania neriifolia
WATER GUM
Myrtaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to usually boggy

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
3m
Plant habit
 
3m

FEATURES

Flowers: yellow

Flowering Time: early summer to late summer

Leaves: crossed leaf arrangement


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits bush, mediterranean & tropical designs

Uses: informal screen, windbreak, formal screen, formal hedge

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: bird attracting






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