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MELALEUCA incana
Grey Honey Myrtle
Family: Myrtaceae
Characteristics: Shrub or tree 0.7-3 metres
Seed per packet: small seed several hundred.
Seed per gram: small seed several thousand.
Over 200 species in Australia are found in every Australian state, often in swampy or wet locations. The greatest diversity of species occurs in Southwestern Australia.
Melaleuca incana is a shrub or small tree, 0.7-3 or under 5 metres high.
An attractive plant with fragrant white-cream-yellow flowers occur from July to November on the ends of the branches
The leaves are in threes, sometimes four rings along the branchlets, 3.5–17 mm long and 0.5–3.5 mm wide, linear or very narrow elliptic shape and tapering to a point. The young leaves and branches are covered with fine, soft hairs, giving the foliage a grey appearance
An adaptable tree that will grow in white-red- grey-brown sand and sandy clay. Seasonally wet flats and depressions, swamps.
Drought and frost tolerant.
Occurs naturally in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren in Western Australia.
In 1767, Carl Linnaeus was the first one to use the name Melaleuca, which we still call it today. This name also refers to the Baeckea, Kunzea, and Leptospermum species during Captain James Cook's maiden voyage to Australia, sailors used the leaves from these different shrubs as an alternative for tea.
Melaleuca linariifolia was first formally described in 1797 by James Edward Smith in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.
Propagation is easy from seed.
Melaleuca seed is best sown in late Winter and spring or autumn avoid the coldest and hottest months of the year.
If growing in containers:
Sow on surface of the growing mix.
- Press lightly into surface. Do not bury the seed.
- Water with a mist spray to avoid dislodging the seed.
- Place the container in warm shaded or semi-shaded position
- Keep warm & moist, avoid drying out or waterlogging the growing mix.
- Transplant seedlings into well-drained soil in a sunny position once they large enough to handle.
Germination generally occurs in around 14-28 days at 18-22°C
Sow directly for re-vegetation projects.
* Please note:
- Please do not be too hasty to discard seeds that do not germinate; seeds will often lie dormant until the conditions are like their natural germination requirements.
- As with all seeds, they must have adequate water to germinate, keep them moist, but not too wet.
- These growth notes are provided as guidance only and do not guarantee successful germination.
- The customer should do their due diligence to ensure they are suited to their region.
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