Mount Wellington peppermint
Also known as: Tasmania snow gum
An evergreen tree with mottled white and grey bark, heart-shaped juvenile leaves and lance-shaped, blue-green adult foliage, all peppermint-scented; creamy-white flowers open in summer
Scientific classification
- Species
- Mount Wellington peppermint (Eucalyptus coccifera)
- Genus
- Eucalyptus
- Family
- Myrtaceae
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- Toxicity
- Trees
- Plant type
- Higher than 12 metres
- Height
- 4-8 metres
- Spread
- Evergreen
- Foliage
- Bushy
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of Mount Wellington peppermint
Distribution map
Tasmania
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of Mount Wellington peppermint
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Mount Wellington peppermint care guide
- Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer
Pruning
PruningLittle 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
PropagationPropagate by seed at 13-18°C in spring and summer
Growing
GrowingGrow in slightly acidic soil with full sun and shelter when young
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be susceptible to silver leaf, oedema and honey fungus
Pests
May be susceptible to eucalyptus gall wasp and eucalyptus sucker
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