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Melaleuca radula - Graceful Honey Myrtle - 200 Seeds

Melaleuca radula - Graceful Honey Myrtle - 200 Seeds

SKU: MELRADU
$4.20Price

Myrtaceae - no shipment to Western Australia or Tasmania

 

Melaleuca radula, commonly known as the Graceful Honey Myrtle is one of the most widely cultivated members of the genus and is well established in general horticulture. 

This species forms a delightful small open shrub rarely exceeding 1.5m in height and 1m in width, has mauve or very light purple flowers occur in clusters on the older stems and flower spikes contain between three and eight flowers up to about 2.5cm in diameter and the leaves are narrowly-elliptical in shape and up to 5cm long.

The Graceful Honey Myrtle is frost hardy to - 7°C and has proven to be adaptable over a wide range of climates when provided with good drainage in either full sun or part shade however, best performance is achieved under conditions of good drainage with assured moisture. 

It responds to annual fertilising after flowering and to an annual light pruning to encourage a bushy shape. Propagation is easy from both seed and cuttings.

Generally Melaleuca are frost tolerant and tolerate heat, hot winds, salt air and drought, they are fast growing, they have very decorative flowers and bark.

Propagation is easy from both seed and cuttings.

 

This listing is for 200 premium quality seeds shipped on receipt of cleared funds.

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