Melaleuca viminalis
“Weeping Bottlebrush”
TREE FROM 6 TO 10 METRES TALLHardy, good shade tree with a weeping habit, light green foliage and vibrant red 9cm long flower brushes, nectar attracts honeyeaters and butterflies. Found along creek banks. Frost tolerant. Grows naturally along watercourses.
| Suitability | |
|---|---|
| Category | Small Trees up to 10m |
| Family | Myrtaceae |
| Aspect | Full Sun |
| Soil | Adaptable, Moist |
| Habitat | Riparian Community |
| Features | |
| Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Bush Food Plants, Butterfly Plants, Clay Tolerant Species, Creek Species, Drought Tolerant Species, Dry Tropics Native Plant Species, Frost Tolerant Plants, Perfumed Foliage Plants, Salt Tolerant, Seaside Plantings | |
| Localities | |
| Albion, Anstead, Banyo, Beaudesert Shire, Bellbowrie, Chelmer, Clayfield, Corinda, Fitzgibbon, Graceville, Ipswich area, Jamboree Heights, Kangaroo Point, Logan City, Mayne, Middle Park, Moggill, Mt Ommaney, Newstead, Northgate, Oxley, Pine Rivers, River Hills, Sherwood, Taigum, Teneriffe, Upper Brisbane Valley - Water courses, Zillmere | |
