We live in an area where the eucalyptus leucoxylon is indigenous but although I
have tried growing the rosea, it hasn't exactly thrived here. It grows well
over on Yorkes Peninsula with a different and more alkaline soil whereas our
area has clay loam and slightly acidic. This year one of the rosea that we
planted many years ago is really putting on a show, and this is a sample of
the lovely colourful flowers we can see from the bedroom at this time of year.
It has had to compete with a lemon-scented gum that has reached twice the
height or more of our house, whereas the little rosea is slightly taller than me.
I had to cut this sample as the day was too windy for photographing it in situ.