Leptospermum macrocarpum (Maiden & Betche) J.Thompson

Small shrub to about 2 m tall. Leaves broadly elliptic, 1-2 cm long, 0.5-1 cm wide, flat. Flowers 1.5-3 cm wide; late spring to early summer. Petals white, pink or dark red. Ovary 5-chambered. Fruit 1.5-2 cm wide, persistent.

NSW.

Source: Spencer, R. (2002). Myrtaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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Leptospermum macrocarpum 'Copper Sheen'

Compact bush with greenish to yellow petals and reddish sepals and reddish new growth. [l. nitidum 'Copper Sheen']

kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Rosanae
order      Myrtales
family       Myrtaceae
genus        Leptospermum Forst. & Forst.f.