Australian Inspiration at the Washington Park Arboretum

Joanna Long
1) Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius ‘Silver Jubilee’
- The silvery foliage serves as a lovely backdrop for the dense clusters of white flowers in spring.
- This shrub can grow to about four feet tall and wide and is a member of the Asteraceae family.
- You can find Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius ‘Silver Jubilee’ blooming in the Australian portion of the Pacific Connections Garden.

Joanna Long
(Mt. Kosciuszko form)
2) Callistemon pityoides (Mt. Kosciuszko form)
- This small Callistemon, which only grows to about three feet tall and wide, hails from Australia’s highest peak, Mt. Kosciuszko.
- Like many Australian plants, Callistemon pityoides is very drought tolerant and needs minimal summer irrigation in our climate.
- Several plants are in bloom in the Australian Entry Garden.

Joanna Long
3) Grevillea x gaudichaudii
- This natural hybrid is endemic to New South Wales.
- Oak-like leaves begin their lives as a lovely shade of reddish-bronze before maturing to emerald green.
- This creeping Grevillea can be found with fuchsia flowers in the Australian Entry Garden.

Joanna Long
4) Lomatia tinctoria Guitar Plant
- This evergreen shrub is endemic to Tasmania and puts on a show of lovely white flowers in late spring.
- Like many members of the family Proteaceae, this species is adapted to low nutrient conditions and can be damaged by fertilizers with phosphorus.
- You can find Lomatia tinctoria finishing up its blooming in the Australian Entry Garden.

Joanna Long
5) Leptospermum grandifolium Mountain Tea-Tree
- This silver-leaved tea-tree can reach ten feet in height, but will remain somewhat narrow.
- Like many species in the family Myrtaceae, the leaves of Leptospermum grandifolium are strongly aromatic.
- You can see one blooming in front of the rusty metal screening in the bus turn-around section of the Australia Entry Garden.