Melaleuca squarrosa
SCENTED PAPERBARK
Myrtaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to usually boggy

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

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind, medium soil salinity, light frost
3m
Plant habit
 
2m

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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 squarrosa
SCENTED PAPERBARK
Myrtaceae

 

Photo coming
  Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to usually boggy

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

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind, medium soil salinity, light frost
3m
Plant habit
 
2m

FEATURES

Flowers: moderately fragrant flowers in white-yellow

Flowering Time: early spring to mid spring

Leaves: 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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