PlantSale Plant care guide

Coral Gum

Eucalyptus torquata · Myrtaceae

A small, hardy goldfields gum smothered in coral-pink to red lantern-shaped flowers for much of the year. An excellent drought-tough feature and street tree.

At a glance

Habit: Tree
Light: Full Sun
Water: Drought-Tolerant
Soil: Well-Drained, Clay Soil, Poor / Infertile Soil
Climate: Mediterranean, Arid & Semi-Arid, Warm Temperate
Frost: Frost-Hardy
Mature size: 8 m H × 5 m W
Foliage: Evergreen
Flowering: Long-Flowering, Spring Flowering, Summer Flowering
Maintenance: Low Maintenance

Good for

Feature / Specimen
Bird-Attracting
Shade Tree
Water-Wise