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MELALEUCA tuberculata 25g
Family: Myrtaceae
Characteristics: Low spreading shrub 0.4-1 metre.
Seed per packet: Small seed, several hundred.
Seed per gram: Fine seed,several thousand.
A low spreading shrub, 0.4-1 metre high that produces pink flowers from July to November.
Attractive soft grey foliage blends with the abundance of pink-coloured flowers.
The leaves are arranged alternately, 2–19 mm long and 0.8–3.5 mm wide, and are linear to narrow oval in shape.
They occur naturally in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, and Mallee in Western Australia.
In 1770, during Captain James Cook's maiden voyage to Australia, sailors used the leaves from these different shrubs as an alternative for tea.
Melaleuca tuberculata was first formally described in 1844 by Johannes Conrad Schauer in Plantae Preissianae
Propagation is easy from seed.
Melaleuca seed is generally best sown in 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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