General Description:

Aggreflorum is a genus of 10 species which were formerly included in Leptospermum (see footnote). They are distinguished from Leptospermum in having distinctive clustered flowers and non-woody fruits which are usually deciduous.  The reclassification has been accepted by Australian herbaria. It has not yet (July 2025) been taken up in the Australian Plant Census but it is highly probable that this will occur in a future update of the Census.

Aggreflorum speciosum is a small to medium, bushy shrub, usually 1-2 metres high but occasionally reaching 5 metres. The leaves are softly hairy when young, broadly lance to elliptically shaped and up to 30 mm long by 10 mm wide.  Clusters of typical tea-tree flowers occur at the ends of the branches in spring. They are white, about 10 mm in diameter with numerous small stamens surrounding the central stigma.

Showy Tea Tree is uncommon in cultivation but would be an attractive addition to tropical to temperate climates due to the unusual arrangement of the flowers.  It prefers moist soils in a sunny or lightly shaded location.

Propagation is easy from seed and cuttings taken from hardened, current season’s growth strike readily.