Melaleuca pallida ‘Lemon Bottlebrush’ Tas species
$4.50
Origin: Tas, Vic, NSW. Tasmanian provenance.
Dense columnar shrub 2.5-3.0m height (can be taller). Width 2.0-2.5m. Evergreen. Growth rate fast. Use for screen, windbreak, hedge and specimen. Any soil – wet or dry. Full sun to partial shade. Very frost hardy. Very drought resistant once established. Very wind firm. Yellow flowers in Spring and Summer. Prune as required- can be clipped as a hedge.
Features: Bird attracting – honey eaters and parrots. Butterfly attracting. Good honey species. Young growth pink/red.
Feature Codes: CHP
Seeds per gram: 25,000
Description
| Form: |
Dense columnar shrub |
| Type: |
Evergreen |
| Height (typical): |
2.5 – 3.0m (can be taller) |
| Width (typical): |
2.0-2.5m |
| Growth rate: |
Fast |
| Uses: |
Screen, windbreak, hedge & specimen |
| Soil type: |
Any soil (wet or dry) |
| Position: |
Full sun to partial shade |
| Frost hardiness: |
Very hardy |
| Drought tolerance: |
Very drought resistant (once established) |
| Wind firmness: |
Very wind firm |
| Windbreak position: |
Second row plantings |
| Flowering time: |
Spring & summer |
| Pruning: |
As required can be clipped as a hedge |
| Features: |
Bird attracting (honey eaters & parrots) |
|
Butterfly attracting |
|
Good honey species |
|
Young growth pink/red |
