Scarlet Honey Myrtle Melaleuca fulgens NATIVE

Scarlet Honey Myrtle Melaleuca fulgens NATIVE

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Description

Full sun

Height:  1.5 m

Width:  around 1.5 m

Flowers spring to early summer

Suitable for coastal planting

Frost tolerant

Bird attracting

 

Notes from the plant tag:

Popular Australian native shrub with showy crimson "bottlebrush" flowers with gold tips.

FEATURES: Open upright shrub with narrow, grey-green foliage and very showy scarlet red blooms. Attractive to birds. Salmon and purple flowering forms also exist.

CONDITIONS:  Suited to free draining moist soils in full sun to light partial shade. Tolerant of quite dry soils once established.

FOR BEST RESULTS: Enrich soil with well-rotted compost included in a thick mulch. Keep mulch clear of trunk. Trim back after flowering to maintain a compact shaped bush.

PLANTING IDEAS AND USES:

  • attract honey and insect eating birds into your garden
  • good in rows or mass planted for bold effect

 

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