Melaleuca scabra (deep purple)

Melaleuca scabra (deep purple)

Label description

Rough Honey-myrtle. Medium shrub 1-1.5mH x 1-1.5mW, fine blue-green foliage. Large deep purple flowerheads November-January. For well-drained warm sunny site. Good in pot. Prune to shape.

Family

Myrtaceae

Genus

Melaleuca

Species

scabra (deep purple)

Form

Parentage

Category

Medium Shrub

Distribution

Height

1-1.5 metres

Width

1-1.5 metres

Suggested use

Hedge

Drainage

Draining Soils

Frost tolerance

Tolerates -7 degrees

Flowering months

November to January

Sun tolerance

Full Sun

Flower colour

Purple

Rating

4

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