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Melaleuca megacephala
Hillock bush, Red-flowered paperbark
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Medium bushy shrub from Western Australia. Displays of yellow bottlebrush flowers attract birds and insects in spring. Can be pruned after flowering to maintain shape. Requires well drained soils.

  • Height 2-2.5m
  • Spread 1-1.5m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Myrtaceae
  • Botanical Name Melaleuca megacephala
  • Common Name Hillock bush, Red-flowered paperbark
  • Origin WA
  • Habit Erect
  • Landscape Coast, Coastal dunes, Coastal footslopes, Footslopes, Hills, Plains, 2nd line coast
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Cream, Yellow
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Foliage Green
  • Flower Type Bottlebrush
  • Purpose Ornamental, Screen, Habitat
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)