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Melaleuca fulgens ssp. fulgens
Scarlet Honey Myrtle
Notes

Use: Medium shrub with sprays of rich red bottlebrush like flowers in spring and early summer. Excellent plant for a native garden.
Bird attracting
Requires well drained soil. Propagation is from seed or cuttings.

  • Height 1-2m
  • Spread 1-2m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Myrtaceae
  • Botanical Name Melaleuca fulgens ssp. fulgens
  • Common Name Scarlet Honey Myrtle
  • Origin WA
  • Habit Dense, Compact
  • Landscape 2nd line coast, Coast, Coastal cliffs, Coastal footslopes, Hills, Plains
  • Soil Texture Loam, Clay
  • pH Acidic, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Red
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Flower Type Bottlebrush
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental, Noise reduction
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)