This shrub has a lignotuber and normally has a mallee habit that forms thickets with erect straggly branches with mottled grey bark. It has thick dull green oblong leaves and the large bright yellow flowers appear in a cluster from winter to spring.

Hardiness zones 8 to 10

Eucalyptus preissiana is naturally found in south-west Western Australia growing from Albany to Esperance on the coast and inland.

It prefers a moderately fertile rocky to sandy soil in an open sunny to exposed position. It is drought, salt spray and frost resistant.

The Bell-fruited Mallee has stunning flowers and is grown in small to medium size gardens. It is also planted in containers or used in shrub borders. It is cultivated in California U.S.A. and around Australia but grows poorly in the eastern states of Australia, preferring a mediterranean climate. It establishing in 2 to 3 years and is moderately long lived. ID 1034

Eucalyptus(ew-ka-LIP-tus) preissiana(pree-see-AH-nah)

Myrtaceae(mir-TAY-see-ee)
Myrtle, Eucalyptus, Clove and Guava Family