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Melaleuca incana subsp. incana

Melaleuca incana subsp. incana
Photo: Geoff Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0

Grey honey-myrtle is a medium to tall shrub from south-west Western Australia, grown for its soft grey foliage and creamy white spring flowers. It is tough and adaptable once established in full sun and well-drained soil.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while young, then reduce to occasional deep watering once established; tolerates dry spells.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or loamy soil; tolerates poor, sandy soil.
Temperature
Hardy in mild to cool temperate climates; tolerates light frost, damaged by severe cold.
How easy
Easy

About

Melaleuca incana subsp. incana, commonly known as grey honey-myrtle, is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia and is naturalised in the south of Victoria in Australia. It is commonly grown as a garden plant and produces large numbers of white or creamy yellow flowers in early spring.

Where it grows

Melaleuca incana subsp. incana occurs between Albany and Jurien Bay and inland as far as the Dryandra woodland in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren biogeographic region. It is also naturalised in the Gippsland and Otway plains areas of Victoria.

Other Melaleuca plants

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melaleuca incana subsp. incana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

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.

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