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Leptospermum minutifolium      family MYRTACEAE

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Rounded, open shrub to 2 m high by 2 m across with very small leaves to 4 mm, usually less. Flowers are white, 1. 2 cm in diameter, and occur in spring and early summer.

Distribution: Qld, NSW.

Propagation From seed or cuttings.

Cultivation See note on genus. Attractive foliage plant. Prune to maintain shape.



text from 'AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS, 4th ed'
by Wrigley & Fagg, Reed Books, 1996