Very variable shrub or tree. Large, spreading or erect shrub, sometimes pendulous, to 3 m high by 3 m across. Leaves oblong, grey-green, to 2 cm long, usually hairy.
Flowers are white and appear in early summer.
Capsule is hairy when young. Columnar shrub, very compact, to 3 m high by 1 m wide. Leaves are dull grey-green, to 1 cm. Propagation From seed or cuttings. Cultivation See note on genus .