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Mottlecah

Eucalyptus macrocarpa · Myrtaceae

A sprawling silver-leaved mallee famous for the largest flowers of any eucalypt - huge red-pink blooms followed by giant gum nuts. A striking arid-zone collector's feature.

At a glance

  • Habit
    Shrub
  • Light
    Full Sun
  • Water
    Drought-Tolerant
  • Soil
    Sandy Soil, Well-Drained, Poor / Infertile Soil
  • Climate
    Mediterranean, Arid & Semi-Arid, Warm Temperate
  • Frost
    Frost-Hardy
  • Mature size
    3 m H × 4 m W
  • Foliage
    Evergreen, Silver / Grey Foliage
  • Flowering
    Spring Flowering, Summer Flowering, Long-Flowering
  • Maintenance
    Low Maintenance

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