161 Eucalyptus caesia - 5″ × 7″ Blank Greeting Card With Envelope

Item Decription

One blank card printed on 300gsm cardstock, with envelope.
125 mm x 178 mm folded. This is essentially 5″ × 7″, which is 127 mm x 178 mm.
The included envelope is 185 mm x 130 mm.

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Botanical Information:

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species: caesia

Meaning of name:
Eucalyptus is from Greek: eu, well + calyptos, covered. A reference to the well-covered cap covering the developing flowers
caesia is from Latin: caesius, bluish-grey. A reference to the silver coloured powder that covers the branches, flower buds and fruit

Eucalyptus caesia is rare and endangered in the wild, and found only on a few granite outcrops in the central wheatbelt of Western Australia. It is however a popular cultivar called ‘Silver Princess’, which was registered in 1975.

There are two subspecies:

• Eucalyptus caesia subsp. caesia, about 6 m to 9 m tall
• Eucalyptus caesia subsp. magna, up to 15 m tall

The flowers are large, from 40 mm to 50 mm in diameter, and while usually red-pink in colour, a white type is also known. The tree has a weeping habit and flowers from winter to spring.