Scientific Name: Melaleuca squamea

Common Name: swamp honeymyrtle

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Myrtaceae

Form Description: Small to medium erect shrub.

Height (m): 1 – 3

Flowers: Usually pink-purple less commonly white or yellow, terminal spherical clusters, no stalks.

Fruit: Woody capsule 3.5-7.0 mm long; persistent for several years.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadDerwent ValleyDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayHuon ValleyKentishKing IslandKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationCoastal VegetationHeath
Habitat Notes

Widespread in wet heaths, sea level to approximately 1500m.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Waterlogged, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Bird attracting. Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. 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
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings

Seed Information

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

Keep very damp after sowing. Seed has good viability but if no growth occurs 2 weeks after germination soluble fertilizer may be used.

Germination Time

10-30 days

Cutting & Division Information

Cuttings best taken after flowering when wood is semi-hardened.