Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil and irrigate occasionally to infrequently. It is drought tolerant and hardy to frost resistant - some say tolerating temperatures down as low as 10 °F. Both juvenile and mature leaves are often present, which is an attractive combination but most often this plant is coppiced to continue production of the juvenile leaves for their attractive white color in the garden and for floral use.

This plant is common in the southern Wheatbelt region of south Western Australia from near Moora to near Hamersley River. The name for the genus comes from the Greek words 'eu' meaning "well" and 'kalypto' meaning 'to cover' as with a lid and an allusion to the united calyx-lobes and petals that is called an operculum that forms a lid or cap that is shed when the flowers open. The specific epithet means "whitish" in reference to the juvenile leaves. It has also been called Rustle Gum by florists. In Stan Kelly's two volume Eucalyptus his painting shows the beautiful mix of mature and juvenile foliage and in the text (written by G.M Chippendale and R.D. Johnston) it notes that "Juvenile leaves of most species of Eucalyptus are very distinctive, but none more so than E. albida."

We thank Jo O'Connell at Australian Native Plant Nursery and Joe Walker at Obra Verde Growers for introducing us to this attractive plant. 

This information about Eucalyptus albida displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.