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How to Grow and Care for Broom tea-tree

Broom tea-tree, also known as New zealand tea-tree, Tea tree, Manuka myrtle, New Zealand manuka

Broom tea-tree is generally an easy-to-care-for plant known for its resilience and adaptability. Key care points include ensuring well-draining soil and providing full sun exposure for optimal growth and flowering. Additionally, broom tea-tree is drought-tolerant; however, it requires regular watering during the initial growing phase until established. Minimal pruning is needed primarily to shape the plant or remove dead branches.

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Watering schedule: Every 1-2 weeks

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Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Broom tea-tree

ToughnessHigh
Care LevelLow
Care DifficultyEasy
LifespanPerennial
Watering ScheduleEvery 1-2 weeks
Sunlight RequirementsFull sun
Soil TypeGarden Soil
Soil pH5.5-7.5
Planting TimeSpring, Fall
Hardiness Zones
8-11
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Broom tea-tree 'Ruby Glow'

Broom tea-tree 'Ruby Glow' is distinct for its bright red double flowers. A cultivar of Leptospermum scoparium, its name derives from its bold coloring. Gardeners appreciate the ornamental value of its flowers and foliage as well as its tolerance for drought and poor soil. Broom tea-tree 'Ruby Glow' is also noted to make a great flowering hedge.

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Broom tea-tree 'Martini'

Broom tea-tree 'Martini' attracts attention throughout the year with ornamental foliage and flowers in spring. Its parentage and the meaning of its name are unknown. Broom tea-tree 'Martini' offers gardeners a hardy plant that can adapt to difficult soils and supplies food for bees. It is also highly adaptable and can be found in windy, salty, or sunny areas.

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Broom tea-tree 'Red Ensign'

Broom tea-tree 'Red Ensign'is an evergreen tea tree cultivar named for its unique red color. It develops a flush of deep pink-crimson flowers with dark centers and double-layered petals that bloom in late spring. The leaves also turn red and have a unique scent when crushed. This plant is often used as an ornamental shrub and adds a lovely pop of color to any garden.

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Broom tea-tree 'Red Damask'

This cultivar of the Broom tea-tree is more compact, with rounded, dense branches that create a small, aromatic evergreen shrub. The broom tea-tree 'Red Damask' also has full double blooms with deeply red colored flowers. It is about two feet shorter in height than the original plant.

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Broom tea-tree 'Snow White'

Broom tea-tree 'Snow White' is a Broom tea-tree cultivar, noted for its tiny, rose-like, white blooms with green centers. The cultivar's foliage is no less interesting, particularly during the cool weather when the needle-like leaves become tinged with pink. In warm climates, broom tea-tree 'Snow White' is prized as an ornamental plant that gives year-round interest, both with its foliage and the flowers. The cultivar name probably comes from the color of its blossoms.

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