| Family | Myrtaceae |
|---|---|
| Description | Small to medium rounded shrub. |
| Flowering Time | Spring |
| Distribution & Botanical Details | Click Here |
| Florabank Profile | |
| Vegetation Communities | Seasonally waterlogged sites in sclerophyll communities. |
| Soil Types | Various but often on light soils with heavier waterlogged subsoils. |
| Values / Uses | |
| Revegetation / Habitat Values | Very long lived structural understory component for swamp and wetland margins. |
| Amenity / Ornamental Values | An attractive neat shrub. Reliable and long-lived. Superior to many other for commonly grown Melaleuca species. Could be used for urban shrub massing on freeways etc. |
| Other Values | |
| Tolerances | |
| Water Deficit | high |
| Compaction | high |
| Waterlogging | high |
| Shade | average |
| Minimum Temperature | -5 degrees |
| Seed & Germination Details | |
| Average no. Seeds per Gram | 5000 |
| Viability Period | long |
| Dormancy | none |
| Treatment | none required |
| Days From First to Last Germination at 25 Degrees | 5-30 |
| Direct Seeding | average |