Scientific Name: Melaleuca armillaris subsp. armillaris

Common Name: giant honeymyrtle

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Myrtaceae

Form Description: Rounded, spreading shrub.

Height (m): 1 – 5

Flowers: White or rarely, pink, bottle-brush type flowers.

Fruit: Woody capsule 4.0-4.5 mm long.

Municipality
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Plant Communities
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Site Tolerance

Moist

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

General Notes

Excellent windbreak, resistant to salt spray. Hardy plant. Bird attracting. Susceptible to browsing by possums and wallabies.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
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  • Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Remove capsules with secateurs or by hand and dry to release the many fine seeds. Separate seed by sieving. Seed is usually persistent.

Seed Treatment Method

Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.

Seed Storage Life

Long

Seed Treatment Notes

Very tiny when they first germinate and can easily dry out. Keep very moist at this stage.

Germination Time

14-30 days

Cutting & Division Information

Can be propagated from cuttings. Soft tip cuttings root easily.