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Melaleucahypericifolia

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Family
Myrtaceae (mir-TAY-see-ee)
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Genus
Melaleuca (me-luh-LOO-kuh)
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Species
hypericifolia (hy-PER-ee-see-FOH-lee-uh)
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Synonym
Cajuputi hypericifolia
Myrtoleucodendron hypericifolium
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Foliage
Evergreen
Height
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)
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Bloom Color
Red-Orange
Bloom Time
Mid Summer
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Category
Shrubs
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Bloom Characteristics
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
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Seed Collecting
Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
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kennedyh
(Zone 10a) | June 2003 | positive

This is a particularly beautiful Melaleuca, having large rusty-red bottlebrush flower-heads for a long period of the summer. It is partic...Read More

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