Agonis flexuosa
Peppermint tree · also Peppermint, Willow myrtle, Western Australian peppermint
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This tree features long, slender leaves with a peppermint-like fragrance and weeping branches that create a graceful, cascading effect. It produces small, white flowers during spring and summer. Well-suited to coastal areas, it tolerates various soil types, making it a hardy and low-maintenance choice for urban landscapes, also attracting birds.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 9410.70%15 yr3.0 in
- 7150.47%—5.6 in
- 970.02%30 yr7.5 in
- 330.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Weeping
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 25–35 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–30 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.6 in, mean 7.4 in, 90th percentile 17 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Southwest Australia savanna
- Southwest Australia woodlands
Other Agonis in the catalogue
2 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
