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Gardening with
Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use Identification & Control
of Common Weeds

Botanical Name:Melaleuca paludicola 
Synonym(s):   Callistemon sieberi  , Callistemon paludosus 
Common Name:River Bottlebrush 
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Plant
Type(s):
Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting
Growing
Conditions:
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Clay, Moist, Wet, Poorly Drained
Size
(HxW):
3-10 m x 2-6 m
Foliage:Stiff narrow leaves with sharp point on end, 3-5 cm x 2-5 mm. New growth silvery with silky hairs.
Flowers:Cream, occasionally pink, bottlebrush flowers in spikes to 5 cm long along branchlets, November-February.
General
Comments:

Open to dense weeping shrub with fissured bark on older plants.  Birds use it for food and habitat and butterflies like the nectar.

In a garden is useful for screening or weeping over pond areas. Tolerates dry conditions once established. Grow in poorly drained sites. Pruning beneficial.

Likes to grow in wet to moist conditions, growing along river banks. Clay soils. Frost tolerant.    

Further
Information:
  1. Yarra Ranges Council 
  2. Australian National Botanic Garden 
  3. Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia) 
  4. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (VICFLORA) 


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