Eucalyptus cinerea SEEDS

Eucalyptus cinerea seeds grow into the Argyle apple or silver dollar tree a mallee to small tree native to the temperate biome of south-eastern New South Wales and adjacent Victoria, where it grows in dry sclerophyll woodland and forest on poor soils. Best known for its extraordinarily beautiful juvenile foliage broad, rounded, silvery-grey to blue-grey perfoliate leaves through which the stem appears to pass which is one of the most widely used eucalyptus foliage types in the floristry industry worldwide. Mature leaves are more elongated and lance-shaped. The smooth to ribbony bark and clusters of small white flowers complete the ornamental picture. Family Myrtaceae.

Full sun; drought-tolerant; adaptable to a range of poor, well-drained soils. Juvenile stems with the ornamental blue-grey leaves are produced most prolifically when plants are pruned hard.

• Broad, rounded silvery-blue perfoliate juvenile leaves one of the world’s most popular floristry eucalypts
• Smooth to ribbony bark; small white flower clusters; mallee to small tree
• SE. New South Wales and adjacent Victoria temperate biome; dry sclerophyll woodland
• Prolific juvenile foliage produced after hard pruning; drought-tolerant
• Full sun; poor well-drained soils; widely grown for the floristry trade

Eucalyptus cinerea is the premier floristry eucalypt the Argyle apple’s spectacular silvery-blue rounded juvenile leaves are among the most beautiful and widely used foliage types in the global cut flower and floristry industry, giving this modest south-eastern Australian gum a worldwide commercial profile.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.