Melaleuca — 11 species
Botanical species in the genus Melaleuca recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Melaleuca alternifolia
Melaleuca alternifolia
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
Melaleuca alternifolia is a plant of the warm, moist subtropics of eastern Australia, where it can be found at elevations up to 300 metres, the plant is also sometimes cultivated as an ornament in tropical areas. It is found in frost-free areas where daytime temperatures can range from 17 - 19°c up to 27 - 31°c, and the mean annual rainfall is 1,000 - 1,600mm. Although not very cold hardy, the plant can tolerate short periods with temperatures down to at least -7°c when dormant, so long as the summers have been sufficiently hot enough to thoroughly ripen the wood.
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Melaleuca arcana
Melaleuca arcana
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 300 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 32°c, but can tolerate 18 - 38°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,600 - 1,900mm, but tolerates 1,200 - 2,000mm.
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Melaleuca bracteata
Melaleuca bracteata
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
Melaleuca bracteata is a plant of the arid to moist, lowland tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 300 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 34°c, but can tolerate 10 - 43°c. When dormant, the plant can survive temperatures down to about -5°c, but young growth can be severely damaged at -1°c.
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Melaleuca cajuputi
Melaleuca cajuputi
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant of hot, moist, lowland tropical areas, found at elevations from sea level 150 metres, with occasional specimens to 400 metres. It grows in areas where the mean temperature is in the range 17 - 33°c, and the mean annual rainfall is 1,300 - 1,750 mm with a strong, monsoonal pattern. Grows in a wide range of conditions, but most stands are found on low swampy coastal plains, sometimes immediately behind mangroves that may be flooded to a depth of over one metre during the wet season.
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Melaleuca hypericifolia
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
Melaleuca hypericifolia is native to the warm temperate zone of southeastern Australia, where it can experience temperatures as low as -5°c. Requires a fertile, well-drained moisture retentive lime-free soil in full sun. Prefers a soil that does not contain much nitrogen.
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Melaleuca leucadendra
Melaleuca leucadendra
Family: Myricaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the lowland tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 800 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 28 - 37°c, but can tolerate 18 - 40°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 800 - 1,400mm, but tolerates 650 - 1,600mm.
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Melaleuca linariifolia
Melaleuca linariifolia
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
Melaleuca linariifolia is found from the warm temperate zone to the tropics, growing in both semi-arid and moist climates. Plants are said to tolerate occasional lows to about -5°c when dormant, especially if the previous growing season has beenhot eneough to thoroughly ripen the wood. Requires a fertile, well-drained moisture retentive lime-free soil in full sun.
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Melaleuca quinquenervia
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant of tropical and subtropical regions, in the south of its natural range it occurs in the warm subhumid and humid climatic zones and in the north is found in the hot humid zone. It is found at elevations from sea level to 1,000 metres, depending on latitude, growing in areas where the mean annual temperature ranges from 17 - 26°c and the mean annual rainfall is 800 - 3,440 mm. It can tolerate a dry season of 0 - 7 months a year.
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Melaleuca thymifolia
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
Melaleuca thymifolia is a plant of the warm temperate and subtropcal regions of eastern Australia. Although not very cold hardy, the plant can tolerate short periods with temperatures down to at least -7°c when dormant, so long as the summers have been sufficiently hot enough to thoroughly ripen the wood. It can therefore be cultivated in areas such as the Mediterranean where hot summers are followed by mild winters.
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Melaleuca uncinata
Melaleuca uncinata
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant of mainly warm temperate to subtropical areas, just moving into the tropical zone in Queensland. It is known to tolerate temperatures down to at least -7°c when dormant, though only if the wood has been properly ripened by a hot growing season. Requires a fertile, well-drained moisture retentive lime-free soil in full sun.
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Melaleuca viridiflora
Melaleuca viridiflora
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A versatile, tropical plant, able to grow in climates ranging from arid to moist, being found at elevations up to 1,000 metres. It grows best in areas where the mean annual temperature falls within the range 22 - 38°c, but can tolerate 12 - 43°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 400 - 1,600mm, but tolerates 200 - 1,800mm.
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