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Melaleuca elliptica

Description

Beautiful medium shrub with grey-green leaves and large deep red bottlebrush flowers appearing in summer. Tolerant of most well-drained soils in full sun or partial shade. Tolerant of extended dry periods & frost. Plants respond to pruning and can be grown as a hedge or screen or pruned to tree shape. Excellent container and bird attracting plant.

Details

Biological Name: Melaleuca elliptica
Common Name: Granite Honey Myrtle
Family: Myrtaceae
Origin: Western Australia
Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Irrigation: Drought tolerant once established
Frost: Moderately Frost Tolerant 25F (-4C)
Soil: Well-drained to poorly drained soils
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Summer
Height: 6-12'
Width: Variable
See also...
Shrub
Tree
Availability ...
1 Gallon: not available
2 Gallon: not available
5 Gallon: $40.00
15 Gallon: not available
Mail Order Plant (online only): not available
Seeds (online only): $8.00add to cart

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Hardenbergia, Acacia, Senna and Casuarinas have nitrogen-fixing nodules on their root systems to help provide nitrogen for other plants close to them?

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