Leptospermum scoparium Winter Cheer

Leptospermum scoparium Winter Cheer Details

Leptospermum scoparium Winter Cheer is an upright shrub renowned for its masses of pretty flowers. This showy shrub produces an abundance of double, red flowers with a dark centre from winter through summer which literally coat the plant. The foliage comprises small, dark green leaves which complements the flowers nicely. This evergreen shrub typically grows to 2 m tall and 1.5 m wide, performing best planted in full sun or partial shade on a well-drained site. This hardy plant will tolerate dry periods, coastal conditions, frost, cool climates, and a wide range of soil conditions barring extreme wet or dry. Leptospermum Winter Cheer is commonly used as a backdrop for smaller plants, included in a mixed planting, or trimmed into a hedge.