Melaleuca thymifolia - honey myrtle

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Fine-leaved bushy native shrub with purple-pink feathery flowers in summer-autumn. Good for screening and hedging, native gardens, wildlife gardens. Larger than the cultivar Cotton Candy, with slightly greyer foliage and cooler-toned purple flowers.

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Description

Melaleuca thymifolia - thyme honey myrtle

APPEARANCE : Hardy low wide native shrub with slender bushy branches of tiny grey-green foliage and clusters of purple-pink feathery flowers summer through to autumn, especially after rain.
USE FOR : Native gardens and coastal plantings as a low hedge or feature shrub.
PLANTING : Tolerates most soil types, wet or dry; and a range of planting conditions, even wet feet. Plant in full sun to encourage flowering. Tolerates light frost and moderate drought once established.
CARE : Mulch and water well, prune after flowering to encourage compact growth habit.
HEIGHT & WIDTH : 1.5 m H x 1.5 m W. Variable in size according to location.
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.
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