Melaleuca viridiflora
Melaleuca viridiflora
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A versatile, tropical plant, able to grow in climates ranging from arid to moist, being found at elevations up to 1,000 metres[1]. It grows best in areas where the mean annual temperature falls within the range 22 - 38°c, but can tolerate 12 - 43°c[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 400 - 1,600mm, but tolerates 200 - 1,800mm[1]. Succeeds in a range of humus-rich soils, requiring a sunny position[1]. Found in the wild on sand, sandstone and sometimes clay soils in Western Australia[2]. Plants can tolerate flooding[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5 - 7.5, but can tolerate 4.5 - 8[1]. The plant has a free-seeding and suckering habit, which makes it a potential weed[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Melaleuca+viridiflora>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
- [2]Florabase — https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ ↩︎An excellent on-line database of Western Australian plants
- [3]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
- [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎