Eucalyptus cinerea

Evergreen beauty with year-round interest and an encapsulating aroma

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1 x 24cm Pot - SKU: 680312
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Key Features

  • A beautiful Eucalyptus tree with deeply attractive silvery green rounded foliage
  • So aromatic! The leaves and wood of this variety produce a heavenly fragrance
  • Perfect addition for a patio pot or border, just be sure to keep it close to enjoy the striking shape and heavenly perfume
  • Springtime waxy white blooms emerge on mature trees
  • Supplied as an established plant in a 24cm pot, approximately 60-80cm tall, ready to plant
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Description

Fall for the intensely fragrant foliage of this recent addition to the world of Eucalyptus, coated in evergreen colour regardless of the season.

Eucalyptus are ever-popular trees in British gardens, thanks to their aromatic leaves that last for years and showy springtime flowers.

‘Cinerea’ stands out with rounded foliage that shimmers in a silvery shade of green, almost blue, forming a dense canopy with ease. The bark of the tree boasts fascinating vertical detail and is striking reddish-brown in colour.

Both the wood of the plant and the decorative leaves share the instantly recognisable fragrance of eucalyptus oil, making this variety a darling introduction to patio pots or borders – just wherever you can best enjoy the smell emitted!

Once matured, late spring brings a scattering of white and waxy flowers - beautifully ornamental.

Very hardy and thrives best in full sun, while the fresh fragrance lends this long-lasting plant to cut foliage use in bouquets and formal floral arrangements inside the home.

Supplied as an established plant in a 24cm pot, approximately 60-80cm tall, ready to plant.

Top Tips

Leave plants to establish for a couple of years before starting hard pruning.

Care Information
  • Plants are best grown in full sun with shelter from strong winds when they are young.
  • Pot-grown plants can be planted at any time of the year as long as the soil is not waterlogged or frozen. If in doubt, err towards spring but remember to keep pots well-watered so that the soil does not dry out. 
  • Dig a planting hole 3 x wider than the roots of the shrub you're planting, and mix some well rotted compost or manure with the soil from the hole and use this to re-fill once the plant is in place.
  • Before planting soak container-grown shrubs thoroughly and allow to drain. Remove the plant from its pot and tease out a few of the roots
  • Add Mycorrhizal fungi to the roots when planting to help plants establish quicker.
  • Place in the hole at the same level as in the pot, then refill the hole with the earth removed (backfilling). Firm in the soil with your heel, avoiding the root ball. Water well.
  • Apply a balanced general-purpose fertiliser each spring

Pruning:

  • In the second or third spring, cut back to 60-90cm from the ground for pollards or 5-7.5cm for coppiced plants.
  • Pinch sideshoots to encourage further branching.
  • In subsequent years, cut back annually or every few years to the previous stubs.
Delivery Information

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.

Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.

Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

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