This shrub has a rounded habit with pubescent reddish new stems and small mid green rounded leaves. The cup-shaped pinkish flowers appear solitary on the stems during late spring followed by small capsules.

Hardiness zones 7 to 10

Leptospermum rotundifoliumis naturally found in Australia on the southern New South Wales coast growing in well drained moderately fertile sandy soils. It prefers an open sunny position and tolerates frost and salt spray but is drought tender.

The Round-leaf Tea-tree is a shrub that is grown for its flowers and rounded habit. It is planted in parks or gardens as a specimen and used in shrub borders. It is suitable for coastal planting establishing in 2 to 4 years. It is also suitable for container planting and selected cultivars are planted in rockeries attracting birds. ID 1963

Leptospermum(lep-to-SPERM-um) rotundifolium(rotund-ee-FOL-ee-um)

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