Melaleuca arcana

Cultivation Details

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^[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,600 - 1,900mm, but tolerates 1,200 - 2,000mm^[1]. Prefers a position in full sun, tolerating some shade^[1]. Grows in the wild in light to medium soils of low fertility^[1]. Plants can tolerate seasonal inundation of the soil^[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5 - 6, tolerating 4.5 - 6.5^[1]. The plant has the potential to escape from cultivation on some sites and become a weed^[1].