Ruby Glow Tea Tree Care

Plant in well drained soil in full sun or partial shade.

Ruby glow tea tree care. Drought tolerant flowering shrub woody ornamentals. Use tea tree to flesh out mixed borders and dry gardens. Prune no later than august for best flowering. 10 11 8b 9.

I have been successful in keeping it moist and alive as an indoor plant in the winter i place it outside in full sun all spring and summer until the first frost. New zealand tea tree typically doesn t require regular feeding when planted outdoors unless you have poor soil. May bloom earlier in warm or mild climates. Known for their use as medicinal plants tea tree makes a beautiful evergreen specimen in the landscape.

Add to any collection. It s also a great plant to train into a standard. Leptospermum scoparium ruby glow ruby glow new zealand tea tree leptospermum scoparium commonly called new zealand tea tree is an upright evergreen shrub with needle like leaves and prolific flower clusters that appear from spring through summer or earlier in mild climates. Ruby glow is compact upright and grows 6 8 tall by 4 5 wide.

Ruby glow is best grown in an acidic potting medium peat moss and perlite mixture with low levels of fertilizer. This will allow the. Shelter from cold drying winds. New zealand tea tree has small needle like green leaves with showy 1 2 rose like flowers in winter and spring.

It will withstand arid coastal and inland conditions but grows more vigorously if well watered. Low maintenance beds and borders cottage informal city. In highly arid regions it is best to provide protection from hot afternoon sun. That s where the common name of new zealand tea tree comes from.

Ruby glow has bright red double blooms with dark centers and a dense form. Ruby glow tea tree. These shrubs can be thinned to enhance their attractive branch structure and flaking bark. Never cut into bare wood as new growth is unlikely to sprout.

The blooms are deep pink and beautiful in very early spring. Tea tree grows quickly if given full to partial sun and acid to neutral soil with average to good drainage. The trick is to never let it dry out or you will lose it. Leptospermum scoparium ruby glow tea tree ruby glow will reach a height of 2 5m and a spread of 1 5m after 10 20 years.

Prune after flowering to maintain shape and encourage bushier more floriferous growth. They need very little water once established.