Melaleuca armillaris - bracelet honey myrtle

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$4.70

Our native bracelet honey myrtle, a pretty cottage-garden shrub for cooler exposed sites and coastal locations. It's a great windbreak, shelter from sea spray, wildlife hedge, and street tree, as it doesn't get too tall.

Flower images : Forest & Kim Starr cropped to size.

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Description

Melaleuca armillaris - honey myrtle, bracelet honey myrtle

APPEARANCE : Hardy native fast-growing shrub to small tree with slender rosemary-like leaves and cylinders of white flowers like a bottlebrush, produced from spring to summer.
ORIGIN : Found in the wild in SA, VIC and TAS, with some in southern WA, ACT, and NSW coasts, usually in coastal and rivermouth sites.
USE FOR : Native gardens and coastal plantings as a low hedge or feature shrub or tree. The height is very variable depending on local conditions.
CLIMATE : Tolerates light frost and moderate drought once established.
PLANTING : Tolerates most soil types, and a range of planting conditions. Plant in full sun to encourage flowering.
CARE : Mulch and water well, prune after flowering to encourage compact growth habit.
HEIGHT & WIDTH : 2.5 - 15 m H x 2 m W, though usually not more than 6m H in gardens.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
You can see an example in the image gallery.
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