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Thyme Honey-myrtle

Melaleuca thymifolia ยท Myrtaceae

A small, dainty paperbark with fine blue-green leaves and curious fringed mauve-purple claw flowers through the warmer months. Tolerates wet feet and suits damp or boggy spots.

At a glance

  • Habit
    Shrub
  • Light
    Full Sun, Part Shade
  • Water
    Moist / Regular
  • Soil
    Clay Soil, Loam
  • Climate
    Warm Temperate, Subtropical, Cool Temperate
  • Frost
    Frost-Hardy
  • Mature size
    1 m H ร— 1 m W
  • Foliage
    Evergreen
  • Flowering
    Spring Flowering, Summer Flowering, Long-Flowering
  • Growth rate
    Moderate Growth
  • Maintenance
    Low Maintenance
  • Good for