Eucalyptus - Silver Dollar

4" Pot

TREE/SHRUB

Silver Dollar Eucalyptus is a fast-growing, evergreen tree or shrub known for its juvenile, silvery-blue, coin-shaped leaves stacked along stems. It exhibits a semi-upright, branching habit with a moderate to dense, shrub-like appearance. While it can reach 20-30 feet in warm climates, it is often kept as a 6–8 foot shrub through pruning.

This tender perennial shrub is grown for its firm round leaves that grow along the length of pliable, somewhat pendant branches. The leaves are smooth and silvery blue-green in colour, and provide amazing contrast of both shape and colour in flower arrangements. The leaves famously earned this eucalyptus the common name Silver Dollar Tree. It can be grown indoors as a houseplant, or in the garden as an eye-catching specimen that will be ready to harvest 120 to 150 days from planting. If protected over winter (and this would be in mild gardens or greenhouses), it will potentially grow to the size of a tree at 7m (22') tall. Give Eucalyptus seeds a head start indoors 10 to 12 weeks before the last frost. Usually ready to transplant at 4" or when temperatures are over 10c.

Plant in full sun in well drained moderately rich soil. Cut branches for cut flowers.

Harvest after leaves start to feel leathery and stems are woody. Fresh cut stems can be hung to dry or preserved in a glycerin and water solution. Preserving with glycerin will result in more durable and pliable dried stems that have the appearance of freshly cut foliage.

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Farmer Tracey