Eucalyptus cinerea 'Silver Dollar'
This medium-sized shrub to small tree has round, silver-blue juvenile leaves with an aromatic scent. It is evergreen in a sheltered location and tolerates pruning well for ornamental foliage. It prefers a sunny, warm spot in well-drained, somewhat dry soil.
Use in the garden
- wildlife: for bees
- use: cutflower dried flower
botanical information
- Botanical name: Eucalyptus cinerea 'Silver Dollar'
- Genus: Eucalyptus
- Family: Myricaceae
- origin: hybrid
Features
| height: | 50-180 cm |
| flowering: | May - June |
| color: | white |
| leaf color: | grey blue, gray-green |
| scent: | fragrant leaf / aromatic |
| habit: | hanging, wide, ascending |
| growth: | fast |
| light: | full sun, sunny |
| moisture: | average, moist |
| soil texture: | highly permeable |
| pH: | acid, neutral |
| winter zone: | 8 [-10°C] |
| density: | 1 - 2 |
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