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Melaleuca linariifolia
Also called Flax Leaf Paperbark, Narrow Leaf Paperbark, Narrow Leaf Teatree, Snow In Summer
Melaleuca linariifolia, the snow-in-summer or narrow-leaved paperbark, is a small tree or shrub from eastern Australia, grown for its papery white bark and fragrant white flower spikes. It is hardy and does best in full sun with moist, well-drained soil.
Melaleuca linariifolia is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is commonly known as snow-in-summer, narrow-leaved paperbark, flax-leaved paperbark and in the language of the Gadigal people as budjur. A hardy plant, it flowers prolifically in late spring or summer, making it a popular garden shrub or small tree in temperate places. Melaleuca trichostachya is a similar species but its leaves are arranged differently and the fruits have projecting valves.
Snow-in-summer occurs from the Maryborough district in Queensland to Bawley Point in the Ulladulla district in New South Wales. There is also a disjunct population in the Blackdown Tableland National Park in Queensland. It is found in heath and dry sclerophyll forest habitats, usually growing near watercourses or swamps.
Common netbush · Narrow Leaf Paperbark · Bracelet honey myrtle · River teatree · Cajeput · Myrtle Family · Goldfields Bottlebrush · Blue Paperbark · Prickly Leaved Paperbark · Creek Tea–tree · Swamp paperbark · Slender Honey Myrtle
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melaleuca linariifolia 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.
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.
