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Products > Leptospermum 'Dark Shadows'
 
Leptospermum 'Dark Shadows'
   
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Shrub
Family: Myrtaceae (Myrtles)
Origin: Australia (Australasia)
Red/Purple Foliage: Yes
Flower Color: Cream
Bloomtime: Summer
Parentage: (L. macrocarpum 'Copper Spray' hybrid)
Height: 12-16 feet
Width: 15-20 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Summer Dry: Yes
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F
Leptospermum 'Dark Shadows' - A fast growing spreading shrub or small tree that reaches to 15 feet tall by 20 feet wide. Although attractive in flower, the most stunning aspect of this plant is its foliage. It has flexible sprays of 1 inch long soft dark olive-green leaves that are flushed dark burgundy maroon. This color is especially pronounced in the outer edges of the canopy where they recieve full sun. In the summer on new growth are produced creamy white single flowers to 3/4 inches across. This reportedly is a seedling of a seedling from Leptospermum macrocarpum 'Copper Spray' (also known as L. nitidum 'Copper Sheen'). Plant in full sun and water little to occasionally. Tolerant to temperatures to 20°F 25°F. Our plants and information come from Monterey Bay Nursery.  The information about Leptospermum 'Dark Shadows' displayed on this page is based on research conducted in our nursery library and from online sources we consider reliable. We will also relate those observations made of this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and in other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has additional information, particularly when they share cultural information that would aid others in growing it.