Melaleuca brevifolia
SALT RIVER HONEY MYRTLE
Myrtaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: medium soil salinity, light frost
4m
Plant habit
 
3m

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Flowers: cream

Flowering Time: mid winter to mid spring
 
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Melaleuca brevifolia
SALT RIVER HONEY MYRTLE
Myrtaceae

 

Photo coming
  Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: medium soil salinity, light frost
4m
Plant habit
 
3m

FEATURES

Flowers: cream

Flowering Time: mid winter to mid spring


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits bush, coastal & mediterranean designs

Uses: informal hedge, informal screen, windbreak, border, spillover

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: bird attracting






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