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Melaleuca decora
Also called White Feather Honeymyrtle
Melaleuca decora is a large shrub to small tree from eastern Australia, known for papery bark and creamy white, sweet-scented summer flowers. It is hardy and thrives with plenty of water, making it a good screening plant.
Melaleuca decora, commonly known as the white feather honeymyrtle, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is native to eastern Australia. It is a large shrub to small tree with papery bark, lance-shaped leaves and sweet-smelling, creamy-coloured flowers in summer. It grows in near-coastal forest and swamps in New South Wales and Queensland.
Melaleuca decora is a hardy plant that can be grown in a range of soil types, but needs plenty of water and will tolerate poorly drained sites. It is a useful screening plant and flowers profusely.
Melaleuca decora occurs in Queensland south from the Burnett River district and in New South Wales north from the Shoalhaven River growing in sand and heavy soils in open forest and swamps in coastal districts.
Common netbush · Narrow Leaf Paperbark · Bracelet honey myrtle · River teatree · Cajeput · Myrtle Family · Goldfields Bottlebrush · Blue Paperbark · Creek Tea–tree · Swamp paperbark · Slender Honey Myrtle · Weeping Paperbark
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
