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Lemon Flowered Gum
Seed in Chaff
Stock: Available
SKU Code: E 49
Family: Myrtaceae
Sub-family: Myrtoideae
Characteristics: Tree to 15 m spread 3 m
Seed per packet: Approx. 20
Seed per gram: Approx. 80
A medium-sized tree that produces frosty grey flower buds that occur in groups of 7 opening to brilliant yellow flowers from winter to summer.
Typically forms an erect straight stem and branching with a smooth greyish brown bark. The attractive foliage is broadly lanceolate to ovate around 15 cm long.
A hardy eucalypt that performs well in a variety of conditions including arid conditions.
Prefers light to heavy soil in an open sunny position, drought and frost resistant
Occurs naturally in the Coolgardie and Murchison regions of Western Australia.
Grow notes:
Eucalypt's germinate readily from seed and are generally considered one of the easiest natives to grow from seed.
Depending on the species Eucalyptus seed comes in various sizes from very fine to several millimetres long. As a rule of thumb seed that is fine should be sown on the surface of a porous mix and not buried. Seeds 1 to 2 mm in diameter can be covered very lightly and seeds from 2 mm up can be sown to a depth of the seed width.
Although seed can be sown most of the year in many parts of Australia seed is generally best sown in spring or autumn in temperate climates, avoid the coldest and hottest months of the year. The optimum germination temperature for germination is around 18-22°C
General note: Seeds of many natives are dormant and require specific conditions or pre-treatment for germination.
Do not be too hasty to discard seed that does not germinate, seeds will often lay dormant until the conditions are similar to their natural requirements for germination to occur. Containers put to one side will often surprise long after they were discarded.
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