swamp peppermint

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A medium-sized, evergreen tree, with a mature height of up to 25m. The bark is mid-grey and brown, paler on the younger branches. Both the juvenile and adult foliage is lance-shaped and a glossy deep green. The foliage and stems have a typical eucalyptus aroma when crushed. Flowers are white and produced in summer and autumn, followed by woody fruit capsules

Scientific classification

Species: swamp peppermint (Eucalyptus rodwayi)
Genus: Eucalyptus
Family: Myrtaceae

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Toxicity: Trees
Plant type: Higher than 12 metres
Height: wider than 8 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun
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Ideal temperature

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Distribution of swamp peppermint

Distribution map

Australia (Tasmania)

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of swamp peppermint

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swamp peppermint care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Ideal temperature

Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by seed at 13-18°C in spring and summer

Growing

Grows best in full sun and a mildly acidic, neutral, or mildly alkaline soil that is moist but well-drained; but can also tolerate wetter soils better than many eucalypts. Able to withstand cold temperatures when mature, but shelter from cold, drying winds especially when young. See eucalyptus cultivation

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