Gaudium myrsinoides

Heath or Silky Teatree

Small wiry to compact shrub with smooth bark on smaller stems, shedding in stringy strips.

Additional information

• SynonymLeptospermum myrsinoides
• FamilyMyrtaceae
• StoreyMiddle storey
• Size0.5-2.5 m x 1 m
• Plant groupingShrubs 1.5-10 m
• LeavesLeaves narrowly egg-shaped, broader towards the tip, pointed, concave, 3-13 mm x 1-4 mm.
• Flower colourWhite to pink
• Flowering timeSeptember to November
• FlowersMasses of open flowers to 15 mm across, sepals tiny, hairy only on base of calyx, remaining on fruit. Capsules not persistent. Fruit and valves not woody.
• Bird attractingInsects
• Butterfly attractingNectar for butterflies
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsMoist sandy soil in heathlands. Light frost. Full sun to semi shade.
• Garden useAttractive in open moist soil, tolerating poor drainage. Good for bog gardens. Pruning beneficial.
• Commercially availableAustralian plant & indigenous nurseries
• Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. More common outside the Shire boundary.
• Aboriginal Use Wood - spears, pegs
• Related speciesSeparated from Leptospermum due to its sepals which remain on the flower, non-woody valves and fruit and its deciduous fruit.

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