Baby Blue Bouquet Eucalyptus

Baby Blue Bouquet Eucalyptus is a foliage plant with lots of texture and is favored for bouquets, wreaths, and crafting. Small, rounded silver-blue leaves are highly scented and retain fresh, juvenile foliage into maturity. This tender perennial can be grown as a specimen patio plant and brought indoors for the winter.

10 seeds 

PLANTING

Eucalyptus pulverulenta

Annual, Perennial-zones 9-11

Germination:  14-21 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 65-75ºF

Seed Planting Depth:  Sow on the surface, needs light for germination

Starting Indoors:  Start indoors 10-12 weeks before the last frost. Provide 65-75ºF soil temperature for germination. Sow a few seeds per individual cell or pot or start in a 20-row tray, then transplant into larger cells/pots/containers. Transplant outside after the last frost, 12-24" apart or into a container

Sowing Outdoors: Starting indoors is recommended. 

Growth Habit: Evergreen, upright branching foliage 

Height and Width: 36-48” x 24-36” 

Spacing:  12-24” apart   

Light Needs: Full sun 

Soil Needs: Fertile, well-drained

Days to Harvest Foliage: 90 -120 days, use fresh or dried

Uses: Ornamental, containers                 

Care: Amend soil with compost before transplanting. Fertilize every few weeks.