MANUKA

(Plant heights are given at maturity)
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Tea Plant, New Zealand Tea - Hardy to 10F (-12.2C);  Does best in a sandy loam, well drained, in full sun.  Excellent container or greenhouse plant.  Grow in full sun or partial shade in warmer climates.



Manuka  - Leptospermum scoparium - Tender perennial - Culinary, Medicinal - Pretty shrub native to Australia and New Zealand with narrow stiff alternating leaves and white, five-petaled flowers about 1/2in. in diameter. Immigrants to New Zealand commonly boiled the leaves as a substitute for tea. The Maori used the tea for treating kidney & bladder complaints and the common cold. Height: 25ft.
#675 Packet, $2.50, Approximately 50 seeds
#P675B    Plant  3in. pot  $5.50



CULTIVARS
Atlantis - Pretty cultivar with double red blooms.  Very striking small tree or shrub.  Height: 8ft.
#P3008     Plant   $35.00



Blossom - Large coral pink blooms fade to white.  Evergreen shrub makes a good specimen or container plant in cooler climates. Height: 8ft.
#P3009     Plant   $35.00



Pom Pom - Large double white blooms.  Height: 8ft.
#P3010     Plant   $35.00



Sunraysia - Double white blooms are streaked with pink.  Very unusual.  Height: 7ft.
#P3011     Plant   $35.00

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