Botanical Name: Melaleuca wilsonii
Common Name: Violet honey myrtle
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright, rounded canopy forming a dense, cushion-shaped form; gets congested and tangled over time
Height to 6'
Spread equal
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun
Soil prefers well drained soils
Hardiness hardy (zones 9, 12-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves crowded, rigid, 2-ranked, linear-lanceolate to 1/2" long
Flowers rose or red staminal bundles, each flower to 1/2" long; clusters to 1/2" across, 1" long
Fruit 1/8" woody capsule
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
accent shrub for foliage and showy flowers; container plant, slopes; rusting filler plant for dense form and flowers
 
Landscape Care:
Watering occasional deep soak
Fertilizing little needed after established
Pruning little - selectively thin to enhance branch structure
Pests/Diseases relative free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Australia
Family: Myrtaceae

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