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Eucalyptus preisiana (Bell Fruited Mallee)
Eucalyptus preissiana
Also known as Bell-Fruited Mallee
$13.95
Size
☀SunFull sun
💧WaterLow
🌡Zones9-10
🦌DeerResistant
🌊CoastalSuitable
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About This Plant
Bell-Fruited Mallee (Eucalyptus preissiana) is a compact West Australian mallee with gray-green leaves and showy yellow flowers followed by bell-shaped seed capsules; a shrubbier Eucalyptus. 8 to 15 ft tall. Zone 9 to 10, full sun, low water. Aromatic silver-blue foliage favorite for cut-branch use. Toxic to pets.
Plant Details
- Botanical
- Eucalyptus preissiana
- Common name
- Bell-Fruited Mallee
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage type
- Evergreen
- Mature size
- 8-15 ft tall × 8-15 ft wide
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Bloom time
- Winter through spring
- Bloom color
- White, Yellow
- Foliage color
- Gray-silver, Green
Care Notes
Plant in well-drained soil; drought-tolerant once established. Coppice every 2-3 years by cutting back to stumps to maintain juvenile growth and keep size manageable. Avoid heavy wet soils.
Garden Attributes
- Pacific NW native
- Deer resistant
- Coastal suitable
- Grown organically
- Pollinator value: Bees, Hummingbirds
- Wildlife: Pollinator support
- ⚠ Toxic to pets if ingested
- ⚠ Skin irritant: wear gloves when handling
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