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Melaleuca trichophylla is a shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. Its pink or purple flowers appear from August to December (late winter to early summer) in its native range. It has long been cultivated.
Melaleuca trichophylla is a useful species in gardens because it is hardy and flowers profusely. It is best suited to slightly acidic to alkaline soils with good drainage. Some forms perform better than others. The showy, deep magenta form tends to be short-lived but another, which flowers in August is particularly adaptable. This species can suffer grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) in wet or humid weather.
This melaleuca occurs from the Northampton district to the Busselton district in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain biogeographic regions. It grows in white, grey or orange sand over laterite on sandplains and hillsides.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melaleuca trichophylla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
