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Scarlet honey-myrtle Melaleuca fulgens
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, flowering
- September, flowering
- October, flowering
- November, flowering
- December, not flowering
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Open WA shrub with bright scarlet, orange or pink claw-shaped flowers in spring.
A small, open shrub with fine, grey-green leaves and showy flowers made of bundled stamens. Usually scarlet, but salmon, pink and purple forms are also sold. Best in dry-summer climates.
In the garden
- Attracts
- Birds and pollinating insects
- Flowers
- Scarlet to salmon claw-shaped flowers with gold-tipped stamens.
- Leaves
- Fine, narrow, grey-green aromatic leaves.
Growing conditions
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Sandy and loam
- Drainage
- Needs good drainage
- Frost
- Light frost
- Water
- Very drought tolerant
- Climate
- Arid and semi-arid, dry summers (Mediterranean) and temperate
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Seed and cuttings
Planting
Full sun in well-drained soil. In humid areas, give it the driest spot you have.
Pruning
Trim after flowering to keep it bushy.
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
- Western Australia
- Natural range
- Rocky hills of inland south-west Western Australia.
Where to buy
Specialist native nurseries.
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 fulgens on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)
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