What other names does the New Zealand tea tree have? The one you know may be its alias
The New Zealand tea tree is a garden flower variety introduced in recent years. It gets its name because its leaves resemble pine needles and its flowers resemble red plum blossoms, and because its double-petaled flowers resemble peonies, it is also called "pine-leaf peony".
Family and genus of the New Zealand tea tree
The New Zealand tea tree is a plant in the family Myrtaceae, genus Leptospermum, and is an evergreen small shrub.
Other names for the New Zealand tea tree
The New Zealand tea tree is also called Australian tea.
Origin of the New Zealand tea tree
The New Zealand tea tree is native to New Zealand, Australia and other regions. It is now distributed in Malaysia, Indonesia and other places.
Morphological characteristics of the New Zealand tea tree
The New Zealand tea tree grows about 2 m tall, with abundant branching. The branches are reddish-brown and rather slender, and the new shoots usually have fine hairs.
The leaves are alternate, linear or linear-lanceolate, 0.7 cm-2 cm long and 0.2 cm-0.6 cm wide.
The flowers are divided into single-petaled and double-petaled types, and the flower colors include red, pink, peach red, white and many other colors. The flower diameter is 0.5 cm-2.5 cm.
Flower language of the New Zealand tea tree
The flower language of the New Zealand tea tree is victory, firmness and promotion.
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