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Leptospermum polygalifolium 'Coastal Carpet'
- File Number
- 1295
- ACRA Field Book Number
- 1295
- Registration Date
- 29/01/2010
- Application Received
- 18/12/2008
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Cultivar Name
- Leptospermum polygalifolium 'Coastal Carpet'
- Origin
- -
- Characteristics
- A dense prostrate form of Leptospermum polygalifolium which grows up 30cms tall by 3 metres in diameter. Leaves dark green and features pink/red new growth. Flowers white 10mm in diameter and profuse in September. Diagnosis/comparators: Leptospermum polygalifolium is usually a large shrub or small tree. The closest cultivar is Leptospermum ‘Pacific Beauty’ which is a low spreading shrub 1-1.5 metres x 2-3 metres. There are no other registered or known prostrate forms of this species to compare with. RHS Colour Chart 1995: N/A CULTIVATION:Leptospermum polygalifolium ‘Coastal Carpet’ has been in cultivation since 2004.
- Cultivation
- A hardy shrub in heavy or light soils. It has withstood frosts to -4° C. Frost tolerance and drought hardiness has not been extensively tested.
- Publication
- RHS Cultivar Registration Bulletin 2 (2022), p38;
- Colour Coding
- N/A
- Propagation
- Cuttings
- Applicant Name
- Colin Broadfoot Bellingen NSW.
- Uses
- Groundcover suitable for mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery, or as a spectacular feature plant, Also very useful for large display pots.
- Availability
- Unknown
- ANBG Accession Numbers
- -
- NSL ID
- -