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family Myrtaceae Common name - tea-tree (early Australian settlers boiled the leaves as a tea substitute, apparently). Most of the 86 recognized species originate in Australia, with a few coming from SE Asia, New Guinea and New Zealand. Some varieties are frost-hardy, but the majority are suitable for temperate to sub-tropical climates only. Leptospermum scoparium
Compact shrub up to 2 m high. Leaves may be elliptical, broadly lanceolate
or obovate
From east coast Australia and Tasmania, and New Zealand. Frost hardy.
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