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Melaleuca pulchella
Claw flower is a spreading shrub of southern Western Australia, grown for its long flowering season and pink to mauve flowers with curved outer stamens. It is adaptable but prefers fair drainage and a little extra water.
Melaleuca pulchella, commonly known as claw flower and claw honey-myrtle, is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is one of only two species of Melaleuca to have two kinds of stamens (the other is Melaleuca violacea). The outer stamens are longer and curved, giving the appearance of a claw to the flower. It is a hardy shrub flowering over a long period, and has been a popular garden plant for many years.
Melaleuca pulchella's small size, long flowering period and widely admired flowers make it a popular plant for gardens. It prefers fair drainage and extra water but is adaptable to most garden situations. Unlike many Australian native plants, it is relatively tolerant of phosphates to some degree in cultivation.
Melaleuca pulchella occurs along Western Australia's south coast, from Hopetoun to Israelite Bay in the Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions. It grows in sandy soils on plains, dunes and swamps.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melaleuca pulchella 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.
