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Melaleuca 'Ulladulla Beacon' (Honey wattle 'Ulladulla Beacon')

Other names: Melaleuca hypericifolia 'Ulladulla Beacon', Cajuputi hypericifolia 'Ulladulla Beacon', Myrtoleucodendron hypericifolium 'Ulladulla Beacon', Hillock bush 'Ulladulla Beacon', Red-flowered paperbark 'Ulladulla Beacon', Red honey myrtle 'Ulladulla Beacon'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Ulladulla Beacon' is a mound-forming, borderline hardy, evergreen shrub with narrowly elliptic to narrowly oblong, bright green leaves and, from spring into summer, loose, feathery spikes of orange-red flowers with prominent stamens.
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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
0.5 m 1.5 m 10-20 years
1 ft 4 ft 10-20 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

In frost-free areas, grow in poor to moderately fertile, neutral to acid, well-drained soil in full sun with midday shade. Tolerates light frost and drought. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light, shaded from hot sun. Water moderately & feed monthly in growth.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Ground Cover, Coastal, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, City, Drought Tolerant, Low Maintenance, Greenhouse, Conservatory

UK hardiness

H2

USDA zones

Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10, Zone 11

Sunset zone

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

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

Cushion or Mound Forming

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

Yes

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Pruning Group 1

Propagation methods

Seed, Semi-ripe cuttings

Pests

Scale insects

Red spider mite (box and other)

Diseases

Generally disease-free.

Selective pruning only (only if needed)

Plant container grown plants in a sunny sheltered spot

Protect from hard winter frosts

Bring tender indoors if container grown (in cold areas)

Plant in fertile, moisture retentive soil

Apply a fertiliser container grown plants regularly

Plant in moist or boggy soil

Take semi-ripe cuttings

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