Australian Native Plants - Melaleuca
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Melaleuca acuminata
(Mallee Honeymyrtle) |
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Height
2m - 4m |
The Mallee Honeymyrtle is a shrub growing to about 3 m tall. The leaves are elliptic and grow 5 mm to 10 mm long and about 3 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring. The flowers are cream or white and produced in clusters of 3 to 6 along the stem, like... Read more > |
Melaleuca adnata
(Sandhill Honey-myrtle) |
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Height
1m - 5m |
The Sandhill Honey-myrtle is an upright or spreading shrub growing to 5 m tall. The leaves are narrow and grow 5 cm to 12 cm long and up to 4 mm wide. The plant flowers in winter, spring and summer from July to January. The flowers are white or... Read more > |
Melaleuca alternifolia
(Tea Tee) |
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Height
4m - 7m |
Tea Tree is a tree or tall shrub growing to about 7 m tall. The bark is pale and papery. The leaves are narrow and grow 10 mm to 35 mm long and 1 mm wide. The plant flowers in profusion in spring and early summer. The flowers are white or cream and... Read more > |
Melaleuca argentea
(Silver leaved Paperbark) |
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Height
3m - 18m |
The Silver-Leaved Paperbark is a weeping tree growing 8 m (but can grow to about 18 m tall). The leaves are silver green, elliptic and grow 5 cm to 13 cm long and about 1 or 2 cm wide. New growth is silvery. Flowers are produced throughout the year.... Read more > |
Melaleuca armillaris
(Bracelet Honey-myrtle) |
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Height
4m - 8m |
The Bracelet Honey-myrtle is a large shrub or small tree growing to 8 m tall. The leaves are narrow and grow about 1 cm to 2 cm long and about 1 or 2 mm wide. The plant flowers in summer. The flowers are white or cream and produced in spikes up to 5... Read more > |
| Melaleuca aspalathoides |
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Height
0.5m - 0.8m |
Melaleuca aspalathoides is a small shrub growing to about 60 cm tall. The grey leaves are narrow cylindrical, growing about 1 cm to 2.5 cm long. The plant flowers in late spring and summer. The flowers are magenta pink. The fruit capsules are about... Read more > |
| Melaleuca barlowii |
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Height
1m - 2m |
Melaleuca is a shrub growing to 2 m tall. The leaves are narrow and grow 2 cm to 4 cm long and 3 mm to 8 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring and early summer from November to December. The flowers are pink to purple and produced in pom-pom... Read more > |
| Melaleuca blaeriifolia |
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Height
0.6m - 2m |
Melaleuca blaeriifolia is a dense shrub growing 1 m to 2 m tall. The leaves are small and oval or triangular and grow 2 mm to 6 mm long and about 1 mm to 2 mm wide. The plant flowers in late winter and spring from August to November. The flowers are... Read more > |
Melaleuca bracteata
(Black tea-tree) |
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Height
5m - 8m |
The Black Tea-Tree is a large shrub or tree growing 5 m to 8 m tall (sometimes up to 10 m). The leaves are narrow and grow about 1 cm to 3 cm long and up to 1 mm to 3 mm wide. The plant flowers in profusion in spring and early summer. The flowers... Read more > |
Melaleuca brevifolia
(Mallee Honey-myrtle) |
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Height
2m - 4m |
The Mallee Honey-myrtle is a shrub (or sometimes a tree) growing 4 m tall. The leaves are small and narrow and grow 3 mm to 7 mm long, 1 mm to 2 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring and early summer from September to December. The flowers are white... Read more > |
| Melaleuca bromelioides |
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Height
1.2m - 1.5m |
Melaleuca bromelioides is a shrub growing 1 m to 1.5 m tall. The leaves are prickly like pine needles and grow 7 mm to 13 mm long and up to 1 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring from September to October. The flowers are white becoming reddish with... Read more > |
| Melaleuca calothamnoides |
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Height
2m - 3m |
Melaleuca calothamnoides is a shrub growing 1 m to 4 m tall. The leaves are narrow and grow about 1 cm to 2 cm long and up to 1 mm wide. The plant flowers in winter and spring from July to October. The flowers are red and green and produced in... Read more > |
| Melaleuca calycina |
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Height
1m - 3m |
Melaleuca calycina is a shrub growing to 3 m tall. The leaves are oval and grow 5mm to 12 mm long and 3mm to 6 mm wide. The plant flowers in winter and spring from July to October. The flowers are white or cream and produced singly or in small... Read more > |
| Melaleuca campanae |
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Height
1m |
Melaleuca campanae is a small spreading shrub growing to about 1 m tall. The leaves grow up to about 6 cm long and 9 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring. The pink or purple flowers are produced in round flower heads or short spikes up to about 25... Read more > |
Melaleuca cardiophylla
(Umbrella Bush) |
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Height
1m - 3m |
The Umbrella Bush is a prickly shrub growing 3 m tall. The leaves are heart-shaped with sharp points and grow to about 8 mm long and 6 mm wide. Flowers are produced at various times of the year, usually between August and January. The flowers are... Read more > |
| Melaleuca carrii |
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Height
2m |
Melaleuca carrii is a small shrub growing to 2 m tall. The leaves are narrow and sharp pointed and grow 7 mm to 27 mm long and about 1 mm wide. Flowers are produced mainly in spring. The flowers are pink to purple and produced in round pom-pom heads... Read more > |
Melaleuca coccinea
(Goldfields Bottlebrush) |
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Height
1m - 2.5m |
The Goldfields Bottlebrush is a shrub growing to 2 m tall. The leaves are heart shaped and grow 5 mm to 10 mm long and up to about 5 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring and summer. The flowers are bright red and produced in bottlebrush spikes about... Read more > |
| Melaleuca concreta |
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Height
0.6m - 2.5m |
Melaleuca concreta is a shrub growing to 2 m tall. The leaves are narrow with a pointed tip, and grow about 3 cm to 8 cm long and 2 mm to 4 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring, mainly in October and November. The flowers are cream, white or yellow,... Read more > |
| Melaleuca conothamnoides |
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Height
0.5m - 2m |
Melaleuca conothamnoides is a shrub growing to about 1.5 m tall. The leaves are large and oblong or elliptic in shape, and grow about 3 cm to 4 cm long and 4 mm to 11 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring from September to November. The flowers are... Read more > |
Melaleuca cordata
(Heart-leaf Honey Myrtle) |
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Height
0.5m - 3 m |
Melaleuca cordata is a shrub growing to 3 m tall. The leaves are heart-shaped, and about 1 cm to 3 cm long. The plant flowers in spring and summer. The flowers are dark pink or purple and produced in spherical heads. The fruit capsules are about 4... Read more > |
| Melaleuca cucullata |
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Height
2m - 4m |
Melaleuca cucullata is a shrub growing to 4 m tall. The small leaves clasp the stem and grow about 2 mm to 5 mm long and about 1 mm to 2.5 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring. The flowers are white and produced in flower heads or short spikes about... Read more > |
Melaleuca decussata
(Totem Poles) |
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Height
2m - 4m |
Totem Poles is a shrub growing to 3 m tall. The leaves are small and narrow and grow 5 mm to 15 mm long and up to 3 mm wide. The plant flowers mainly in spring and summer from November to February. The flowers are pink or purple fading to white and... Read more > |
Melaleuca diosmatifolia
(Rosy Paperbark) |
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Height
1m - 2m |
The Rosy Paperbark is a shrub growing to about 2 m tall. The leaves are small and pointed and grow 4 mm to 14 mm long and 0.5 mm to 1 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring and summer, mainly from November to December. The flowers are pink to purple... Read more > |
Melaleuca elliptica
(Granite Honey-myrtle) |
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Height
2m - 4m |
The Granite Honey-myrtle is a shrub growing to about 4 m tall. The leaves are elliptic and grow up to 2 cm long and up to 1 cm wide. The plant flowers in spring and summer from August to March. The flowers are red or pink and produced in spikes up... Read more > |
Melaleuca ericifolia
(Swamp Paperbark) |
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Height
6m - 9m |
The Swamp Paperbark is a shrub or tree growing to 9 m tall. The leaves are narrow grow 5 mm to 18 mm long and about 1 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring from October to November. The flowers are creamy-white and produced in spikes about 25 mm long... Read more > |
