Agonis flexuosa

Scientific name

Agonis flexuosa

Common name

Peppermint (wonnil)

Plant description

The suburb of Peppermint Grove was named after this medium-sized tree. When the leaves are torn a peppermint odour is released. Old peppermints have gnarled trunks and attractive weeping foliage. The specific name flexuosa means ‘full of bends’, which refers to the shape of the stems. The peppermints in Cottesloe bushland may be planted specimens.

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Flower colour

White

Flowering months

July to September