12928 Melaleuca alternifolia – Australian Tea Tree

Description

The Tea Tree can be well cultivated as a tub plant within our latitudes. It develops slim leaves, of 3 to 5 cm in length and produces many little white flowers during warm seasons. This evergreen plant gained popularity for its ethereal Tea Tree oil obtained from oil glands underside the leaves. The Tea Tree is not troubled at all by any kind of pests or diseases. It is not available as a plant within Europe.