Eucalyptus macrocarpa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||||||||||||
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||
| Eucalyptus macrocarpa Hook. |
Eucalypus macocarpa, or Mottlecah, is a mallee Eucalyptus that is native to the south-west of Western Australia and noted for its large, spectacular flowers.
It is sprawling in habit and grows to between 0.8 and 5 metres in height. The silver-grey leaves are ovate-elliptic, sessile and are up to 12 cm long and 8 cm wide. The red, pink or cream flowers are up to 100 mm in diameter and occur in early spring to summer and from late autumn to early winter. They are followed by large bowl-shaped "gumnuts" which give rise to the Greek-derived specific name macrocarpa – "makros" (large) and "karpos" (fruit). They are covered in a whitish bloom.
[edit] Subspecies
There are three subspecies as follows :
- Eucalyptus macrocarpa subsp. elachantha Brooker & Hopper
- Eucalyptus macrocarpa subsp. elachyphylla Brooker & Hopper
- Eucalyptus macrocarpa subsp. macrocarpa
[edit] Cultivation
Eucalyptus macrocarpa is easily grown from seed, but requires good drainage and a dry, frost-free climate.
