Botanical Name: Common Names:
Melaleuca incana Compacta Grey Honeymyrtle,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Shrubs, Trees Pendulous
Description:
Small native tree with weeping blue-grey foliage and profusion of fluffy yellow flowers produced in Spring. Nectar feeding bird attracting, this shrub is useful for coastal gardens used as a feature plant. Grows approx. 1m x 1m.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Habitat, Wind Break, Container / Pot, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Scale
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Myrtaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Blue, Grey
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: High, Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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