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MELALEUCA armillaris
Stock: 263 Available
$3.30
Bracelet Honey Myrtle
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Characteristics: Tree to 8 m spread 6 m
Seed per packet: 200
A small to medium sized tree growing to 8 m in height and 6 m with a spreading canopy of narrow dark green needle-like foliage. Creamy bottlebrush like cylindrical flower spikes occur in spring and summer.
Endemic to New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
Adaptable to most soils in an open sunny position, drought and frost resistant.
Seed is generally best sown in spring or autumn in temperate climates, avoid the coldest and hottest months of the year. The optimum germination temperature for germination is around 18-22°C
- Sow on surface of the growing mix.
- Press lightly into surface. Do not bury the seed.
- Keep warm & moist, avoid drying out or waterlogging the growing mix.
- Germination generally occurs in around 14-28 days in the right condition.
Seeds of many natives are dormant and require specific conditions or pre-treatment for germination.
Do not be too hasty to discard seed that does not germinate, natives will often lay dormant until the conditions are similar to their natural requirements for germination to occur. Containers put to one side will often surprise long after they were discarded.
