Description:

The silvery foliage is very ornamental on this beautiful landscape specimen, a tall, spreading shrub that can be maintained by pruning; retains its juvenile foliage into maturity, with powdery white blooms from spring to fall

Ornamental Features

Baby Blue Eucalyptus is clothed in stunning clusters of white pincushion flowers along the branches from mid spring to mid fall. Its attractive fragrant round leaves remain silver in colour with showy grayish green variegation and tinges of powder blue throughout the year. The silver stems are very colorful and add to the overall interest of the plant.

Landscape Attributes

Baby Blue Eucalyptus is a multi-stemmed annual with an upright spreading habit of growth. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and can be pruned at anytime. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Baby Blue Eucalyptus is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• General Garden Use
• Container Planting
• Hanging Baskets

Planting & Growing

Baby Blue Eucalyptus will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground. Although it's not a true annual, this fast-growing plant can be expected to behave as an annual in our climate if left outdoors over the winter, usually needing replacement the following year. As such, gardeners should take into consideration that it will perform differently than it would in its native habitat.

This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is particular about its soil conditions, with a strong preference for sandy, acidic soils, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

Baby Blue Eucalyptus is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. Its large size and upright habit of growth lend it for use as a solitary accent, or in a composition surrounded by smaller plants around the base and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.