Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Melaleuca ericifolia 2 synonyms: Cajuputi ericifolia, Myrtoleucodendron ericifolium |
| Common Name: | Swamp Paperbark |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moist |
| Size (HxW): | 2-9 m x 3 m |
| Foliage: | Small linear dark green leaves to 15mm long with blunt tips |
| Flowers: | Masses of short cream brush-like flowers to 2cm long x more than 1cm wide. Small woody capsule at base. Flowers from October to November. |
| General Comments: | Forms a dense copse in moist to wet areas. Can be restricted in size and spread when planted in drier areas. Prolific flowerer. Prune after flowering to keep plants from becoming straggly. Erect, open to dense bushy shrub or small tree with grey to brown papery bark. Trunks often take on interesting forms with age. A very adaptable plant, useful as a dense thicket or screen. Frost and lime tolerant. Tolerates dryness once established. |
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