- Excellent planted on mass or individually to create a vibrant garden
- Hardy to cold and dry conditions
- Attractys bees
- Longer vase life, good pick for cutflower
- Far less sooty mould than other leptospermums
Cygnus is beautiful from early spring through to early summer, with its ruffled large white petals with green centres and a tinge of pink when young. Its an upright bush to around 2m tall and 1.5m wide with dark green foliage, tinged with blue. New foliage tips have a distinct red colouration.
The flowering improves with age, and has an extended vase life, more so than other leptospermums. Hardy to both cold and dry conditions.
Higher disease restistance to sooty mould than other leptospermums