North Shore Plant Club
Silver Dollar Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus cinerea)
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| Evergreen Perennial (usually grown as an annual near you) in the Myrtaceae Family | |
Fast-growing Australian evergreen prized for its round, silvery-blue "silver dollar" foliage and strong eucalyptus fragrance -- tender in Chicago, where it's grown as a container or annual accent. |
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Eucalyptus cinerea, the Silver Dollar Eucalyptus or Argyle Apple, is a fast-growing evergreen tree native to southeastern Australia, reaching 25-60 feet tall in its native range and warm, frost-free climates. It is best known for its rounded, silvery-blue, coin-like juvenile leaves held on arching stems -- the foliage most often sold for cut-flower arrangements and florist work. In the Chicago area, where it is not winter-hardy, it is grown as a fast-growing annual or tender perennial for its foliage, either in containers that can be moved indoors or as a seasonal planting that is replaced each year. Grown this way, it rarely reaches flowering size; mature specimens in frost-free climates produce small, creamy-white flowers in summer that are often hidden among the foliage. |
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| Highlights | The classic "silver dollar" eucalyptus of the florist trade, grown here in the Chicago area for its fast-growing, intensely fragrant, coin-shaped silvery-blue foliage rather than as a permanent tree. |
Plant Data | |
| Mature Size | 6 - 10 feet tall. 24 - 48 inches wide. |
| Sun Exposure | Full Sun - Full Sun |
| Moisture Tolerance | Medium |
| Zones | 8a - 11b (Usually hardy to 10° F) |
| Tags | Annual in Chicago, Attracts Bees, Blue Foliage, Container, Drought Tolerant, Evergreen, Fragrant Foliage, Full Sun, Medium, Perennial, Potentially Toxic, Rapid Growth Rate, Tender Perennial, Well-Drained Soil |
| Bloom Period | Rarely Blooms In Cultivation |
| Flower Color | Creamy White (When Mature) |
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Past Availability2025 : 02/05 - 10/042024 : 02/08 - 10/05 2023 : 08/02 - 08/05 |
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We try very hard to source exactly what you’d like, but sometimes growers run out of plants! While this variety is a great deal at the price shown, we know that it has limited availability. If you want the plant even if it might be more expensive, or in a different size or quantity -- after you place your order, just send us a quick note at help@northshoreplantclub.com. Then, we’ll try to get you some version of this from one of our growers. And if we can’t get it from anywhere, of course, we’ll send a refund!
Plants which are well-adapted to our local climate are most often field-grown (outside). Field-grown plants are generally cheaper and have the advantage of already somewhat acclimated to our cold winters, but that means they’re not artificially far along in the spring and tend to bloom at the normal time in our area.
Spring annuals and tender perennials are typically grown in Greenhouses so they can be ready and luxurious exactly when customers want them. Some perennials are also “forced” into early bloom in greenhouses. In May, there can be a very big difference between field-grown and greenhouse-grown plants of the same type. The latter typically look good right away (so they’re a great choice where that’s important), but we typically pay a premium for it.
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We order from a rotating cast of the best nurseries in the Great Lakes region. It looks like we've offered this plant in the past, but the nurseries we're working with this week don't appear to have it in stock at the moment.
Our goal is to bring as many plants together under "one roof" as possible, so we'll try hard to make it available again in the future!