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Melaleuca armillaris (Bracelet honey myrtle)

Other names: Drooping melaleuca, Giant honey myrtle, Metrosideros armillaris, Myrtoleucodendron armillare

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Species
M. armillaris is a tender, rounded to spreading, evergreen shrub or small tree with short, glossy, needle-like, dark green leaves and dense, cylindrical, bottlebrush-like spikes of creamy-white flowers from spring into summer. Flowers are followed by spherical, grey, woody seed capsules.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
9 m 9 m 10-20 years
29 ft 29 ft 10-20 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
  • Clay
Soil drainage
  • Well-drained
  • Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Neutral
  • Alkaline
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered
  • Exposed

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Cultivation

Plant in well-drained or moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates drought, salt, coastal winds, and short periods of light frost. Will also tolerate short periods of waterlogged conditions. Grow under glass in loam-based compost in full or bright filtered light. Water freely in the growth.

Suggested uses

Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Wallside and trellises, Greenhouse, Conservatory, Wildlife, Hedging/Screens, Coastal, Mediterranean

UK hardiness

H3

USDA zones

Zone 9, Zone 10, Zone 11

Sunset zone

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1, H2

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Rounded, Spreading

Native to

Southeastern Australia, Southern Australia

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Pruning Group 1 - Prune after flowering.

Propagation methods

Seed, Semi-ripe cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

Generally pest-free.

Diseases

Phytophthora root diseases

Root rot

Selective pruning only (only if needed)

Bring tender indoors if container grown (in cold areas)

Apply a fertiliser container grown plants regularly

Take semi-ripe cuttings

Plant container grown plants in a sunny sheltered spot

Plant container grown plants in moderately fertile, well-drained soil

Plant in moist but well-drained soil (spring)

Take semi-hardwood cuttings in late-summer

Sow seed in containers with heat (spring)

Protect from hard winter frosts

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