Melaleuca decussata
TOTEM POLE HONEY MYRTLE, CROSS LEAF HONEY MYRTLE
Myrtaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, acidic to alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind, medium soil salinity, light frost
3m
Plant habit
 
2.5m

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Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, coastal & bush designs

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

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: bird attracting

 
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Melaleuca decussata
TOTEM POLE HONEY MYRTLE, CROSS LEAF HONEY MYRTLE
Myrtaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, acidic to alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind, medium soil salinity, light frost
3m
Plant habit
 
2.5m

FEATURES

Flowers: mauve & white

Flowering Time: mid spring to late summer

Leaves: grey-green; crossed leaf arrangement


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, coastal & bush designs

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

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: bird attracting






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