164 Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp. megalocarpa 'Rosea' - 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: leucoxylon
Subspecies: megalocarpa

Meaning of name:
Eucalyptus is from Greek: eu, well + calyptos, covered. A reference to the well-covered cap covering the developing flowers
leucoxylon is from Greek: leucos, white + xylon, wood. A reference to the trunk colour
megalocarpa is from Greek: megalos, large + carpos. A reference to the fruit

Common names for Eucalyptus leucoxylon are Yellow Gum, (South Australian) Blue Gum and White Ironbark. There are four subspecies, all highly variable:

• E. leucoxylon subsp. leucoxylon is the typical form
• E. leucoxylon subsp. pruinosa has greyish juvenile leaves and fruits
• E. leucoxylon subsp. petiolaris (no. 229 in our collection) has bell shaped ribbed fruits and juvenile leaves with long stalks
• E. leucoxylon subsp. megalocarpa is smaller and bears large fruit

Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp. megalocarpa is widely available under the hoticultural name ‘Rosea’.

As a species, E. leucoxylon is a medium sized tree that grows between 10 m to 30 m high. Rough bark is found on the lower 1 m to 2 m of the trunk, and above that the trunk and branches become smooth barked with a white, yellow, or bluish-grey surface. ‘Rosea’ however only grows to 7 m.

E. leucoxylon produces white, cream, pink, or red flowers depending on type, but ‘Rosea’ is highly regarded for its prolific and spectacular pink-red flowers that appear in autumn and winter.

This Flower features in the Eucalyptus leucoxylon subspecies diptych and the Eucalyptus ‘Rosea’ Cultivars diptych at our Australian Botanical Art & Prints web site.