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Bracelet honey-myrtle Melaleuca armillaris
When it flowers
- January, not flowering
- February, not flowering
- March, not flowering
- April, not flowering
- May, not flowering
- June, not flowering
- July, not flowering
- August, not flowering
- September, flowering
- October, flowering
- November, flowering
- December, flowering
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Dense, fine-leaved screening shrub with white bottlebrush flowers in spring.
A very tough, fast shrub or small tree with fine, needle-like leaves and creamy white brushes. Widely planted for windbreaks and screens, but it spreads into bushland outside its natural range.
In the garden
- Flowers
- Cream to white bottlebrush spikes, 3 to 6 cm long.
- Leaves
- Fine, needle-like dark green leaves; furrowed grey bark.
- Attracts
- Birds, pollinating insects and shelter for small wildlife
Growing conditions
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Sandy, loam and clay
- Drainage
- Copes with occasional wet
- Frost
- Moderate frost
- Water
- Very drought tolerant
- Coast
- Exposed to salt spray
- Climate
- Dry summers (Mediterranean) and temperate
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Seed and cuttings
Planting
Sun or part shade, including exposed coastal sites. Space 2 m apart for a screen.
Pruning
Clip as often as needed; it takes hard pruning.
Care
Water through long dry spells. Usually trouble-free; prune out tips webbed by sawfly larvae.
Where it comes from
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Order
- Myrtales
- Native to
- New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria
- Natural range
- Coastal NSW, eastern Victoria and the Bass Strait islands.
Where to buy
Widely available.
We don't have stockists listed for this plant yet. Local native nurseries are often the best place to ask.
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Further reading
- Melaleuca armillaris on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)
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