Tantoon, Jelly Bush
Leptospermum polygalifolium
This is a beautiful native plant and a special Honey Bush that produces the foundation pollen of our own Australian Active Honey. Named because of the thick jelly like honey that bees produce from the flowers. The honey is very similar in terms of its chemical structure and medicinal properties to manuka.
Conditions
Botanical Name: Leptospermum polygalifolium
Common Name: Tantoon, Jelly Bush
Family: Myrtaceae
Plant Type: Medium Shrub
Height: 2 m
Width: 1.5 m
Growth Habit: Evergreenm, Open, Upright
Leaf Description: Mid Light Green
Flower Colour: White
Flowering Time: Late Winter/ Spring
Light Needs: Full Sun / Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry to moist. Free drainage
Soil Type: Most free draining soils
Tolerances: Light Frost, Drought, Water logging, Poor soils
Uses: Medicinal Honey, Native Shrubberies, Bush Food Gardens
Maintenance: Prune on occasions to maintain density
Pests and Diseases: Manuka scale, Sooty mold, webworm
To Note: Was scorned by honey producers in the past because the ‘jelly like’ honey would clog the extractors. Now it is the most sought after and highest income honey producer plant
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stephanie@misstree.com.au
0448974421
FIND US
Nursery is open Tues, Wed and Thurs 9 - 3.
All other times by appointment.