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Melichrus adpressus
Melichrus adpressus, large nectar-heath, is an upright shrub of the heath family from eastern Queensland and northeast New South Wales, grown mainly in native or coastal-style gardens. It needs sandy, well-drained soil and open sun.
Melichrus adpressus, commonly known as large nectar-heath, is a flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is an upright small shrub with whitish-green flowers.
Large nectar-heath grows in heath, sandy soils and coastal scrub north of Angourie Point in New South Wales and in Queensland.
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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.
