Australian Native Plants - Melaleuca
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Melaleuca fulgens
(Scarlet Honey-myrtle) |
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Height
1m - 3m |
The Scarlet Honey-myrtle is a shrub growing to 3 m tall. The grey-green leaves are narrow, growing 2 cm to 3 cm long and about 1 mm to 5 mm wide. The plant flowers in winter, spring and summer from July to December. The flowers are red, orange-red,... Read more > |
Melaleuca gibbosa
(Slender Honey-myrtle) |
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Height
0.5m - 2m |
The Slender Honey-myrtle is a shrub growing to 2 m tall. The leaves are small, egg-shaped and grow 2 mm to 7 mm long and 2 mm to 4 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring and summer from November to December. The flowers are purple or mauve and... Read more > |
Melaleuca glomerata
(Desert Honey-myrtle) |
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Height
3m - 10m |
The Desert Honey-myrtle is a shrub or small tree growing 3 m to 10 m tall. The bark is pale and papery. The grey-green leaves are linear and pointed and grow 1 cm to 5 cm long and 1 or 2 mm wide. The plant flowers in late spring and early summer.... Read more > |
Melaleuca halmaturorum
(South Australian Swamp Paperbark) |
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Height
2m - 8m |
The South Australian Swamp Paperbark is a shrub or tree growing to 8 m tall. It is slow growing and older plants often have an irregular crooked appearance. The bark is pale grey and papery. The leaves are narrow and grow 3 mm to 9 mm long and about... Read more > |
Melaleuca huegelii
(Chenille Honey Myrtle) |
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Height
1m - 8m
Spread
2m - 6m |
The Chenille Honey Myrtle is a medium to large shrub or small tree. There are two subspecies - Melaleuca huegelii huegelii which has white flowers and M. huegelii pristicensis which has mauve to pink flowers. The plant produces profuse clusters of... Read more > |
Melaleuca hypericifolia
(Hillock Bush) |
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Height
2m - 6m |
The Hillock Bush is a large shrub or small tree growing 6 m tall. The leaves are narrow growing up to 4 cm long and up to 1 cm wide. The plant flowers in spring and summer. The flowers are orange to red and produced in spikes about 6 cm long. The... Read more > |
Melaleuca incana
(Grey Honey-myrtle) |
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Height
0.3m - 5m |
The Grey Honey-myrtle is a shrub or small tree growing to 5 m tall. The leaves are narrow and grow 4 mm to 17 mm long and about 1 mm to 3 mm wide. New growth is hairy giving a soft grey appearance. The plant flowers in spring. The flowers are white,... Read more > |
Melaleuca lanceolata
(Dryland Tea-tree) |
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Height
3m - 8m
Spread
3m - 5m |
The Dryland Tea-tree is a dense shrub or small tree growing to about 8m. The bark is rough and hard. Young branchlets are hairy. The alternate leaves are linear to narrow-elliptic with pointed tips, and grow to 5mm to 15mm long and 1mm to 3mm wide.... Read more > |
Melaleuca lateritia
(Robin Red-breast Bush) |
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Height
1.5m - 2.5m |
The Robin Red-breast Bush is an erect medium shrub growing to 2.5 m tall. The leaves are light green and narrow with a pointed tip, and grow 6 mm to 25 mm long and 1 mm to 2 mm wide. The plant flowers in most of the warmer months from August to... Read more > |
Melaleuca leiocarpa
(Pungent Honey-myrtle) |
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Height
1.5m - 3m |
The Pungent Honey-myrtle is a shrub growing to 5 m tall. The leaves are prickly and grow about 6 mm to 15 mm long and 2 mm to 3 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring and summer from August to December. The flowers are creamy yellow and produced in... Read more > |
Melaleuca leucadendra
(Weeping Paperbark) |
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Height
10m - 30m |
The Weeping Paperbark is a large tree growing to 20 m tall (sometimes taller). The bark is white or cream and papery. The leaves are narrow and sometimes curved, and grow 8 cm to 25 cm long and about 1 cm to 4 cm wide. The plant flowers throughout... Read more > |
Melaleuca linariifolia
(Snow-in-Summer) |
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Height
6m - 10m |
Snow-in-Summer is a small tree growing 6 m to 10 m tall. The bark is creamy white and papery in texture. The leaves are narrow and grow 2 cm to 4 cm long and 1 mm to 4 mm wide. The plant flowers for a short spell in late spring or summer from... Read more > |
Melaleuca micromera
(Wattle Honey-myrtle) |
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Height
1.5m - 3m |
The Wattle Honey-myrtle is a rounded shrub growing to 3 m tall. The small round leaves have a small point at the tip and are clasped against the stem like scales. They are just 1 mm to 1.5 mm long and about 1 mm wide. The plant flowers in early... Read more > |
Melaleuca nesophila
(Showy Honey-myrtle) |
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Height
2m - 5m |
The Showy Honey-myrtle is a large shrub or small tree growing to 5 m tall. The leaves are elliptic with rounded tips and grow 10 mm to 25 mm long and 4 mm to 9 mm wide. The bark is grey white and papery in texture. The plant flowers in late spring... Read more > |
Melaleuca nodosa
(Prickly-leaved Paperbark) |
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Height
4m - 6m |
The Prickly-leaved Paperbark is a shrub or small tree growing 6 m tall (sometimes to 10m). The leaves are narrow and prickly and grow 1 cm to 4 cm long and about 1 mm wide. The plant flowers mainly in spring from September to November, but also at... Read more > |
Melaleuca pulchella
(Claw Honey-myrtle) |
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Height
0.5m - 2.5m |
The Claw Honey-myrtle is a spreading shrub growing 2 m tall. The leaves are small and grow 2 mm to 6 mm long and 1 mm to 3 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring and summer from September to February. The flowers are pink or mauve and produced in... Read more > |
Melaleuca quinquenervia
(Broad-leaved Paperbark) |
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Height
8m - 20m |
The Broad-leaved Paperbark is a spreading tree growing 8 m to 15 m tall (sometimes to 20 m tall). The bark is whitish or pale brown with a papery texture. The grey-green leaves are about 6 cm to 12 cm long and 1 cm to 3 cm wide. The plant flowers in... Read more > |
Melaleuca radula
(Graceful Honey-myrtle) |
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Height
1m - 2.5m |
The Graceful Honey-myrtle is a shrub growing to 2.5 m tall. The leaves are narrow and grow 1 cm to 4 cm long and up to 2 mm wide. The plant flowers in winter and spring from July to September. The flowers are pink or purple, fading to white, and... Read more > |
Melaleuca rhaphiophylla
(Swamp Paperbark) |
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Height
4m - 15m |
The Swamp Paperbark is a large shrub or small tree growing 10 m tall. The bark is greyish with a papery texture. The leaves are very narrow and pointed and grow 1 cm to 4 cm long and about 1 mm to 1.5 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring and summer... Read more > |
Melaleuca scabra
(Rough Honey-myrtle) |
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Height
1m |
The Rough Honey-myrtle is a shrub growing to about 1 m tall. The leaves are rough- textured and narrow and grow 6 mm to 20 mm long and about 1 mm wide. The plant flowers in winter and spring from July to November. The flowers are pink or purple and... Read more > |
Melaleuca squamea
(Swamp Honey-myrtle) |
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Height
1m - 3m |
The Swamp Honey-myrtle is a shrub growing to 2 m tall. The leaves are small with pointed tips, crowded on the stem, and grow 5 mm to 12 mm long and 1 mm to 3 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring. The flowers are lilac or mauve and produced in flower... Read more > |
Melaleuca squarrosa
(Scented Paperbark) |
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Height
2m - 6m |
The Scented Paperbark is a shrub or small tree growing to 6 m tall (sometimes more). The bark is white or grey and papery. The leaves are small, egg-shaped with pointed tip and grow 5 mm to 16 mm long and 3 mm to 8 mm wide. The plant flowers in... Read more > |
Melaleuca styphelioides
(Prickly Paperbark) |
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Height
8m - 10m
Spread
6m - 8m |
The Prickly Paperbark or Prickly-leaved Tea Tree is a tall upright shrub or tree with papery white or light brown bark that peels off in large strips. The leaves are alternate and ovate, growing to 7mm to 15mm long and 3mm to 6mm wide. There are... Read more > |
Melaleuca suberosa
(Cork-barked Honey-myrtle) |
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Height
0.3m - 1m |
The Cork-barked Honey-myrtle is a small shrub growing to 1 m tall. The bark is grey and corky. The leaves are narrow, crowded on the branches, and grow about 6 mm long and about 1 mm wide. The plant flowers in late winter and spring from August to... Read more > |
Melaleuca systena
(Coastal Honeymyrtle) |
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Height
0.6m - 2m |
The Coastal Honeymyrtle is a shrub growing 0.5 m to 2 m tall. The leaves are narrow up to 15 mm long and about 1 mm wide. The plant flowers in winter, spring and summer. The flowers are creamy-yellow and produced in ball-shaped clusters. The fruit... Read more > |
