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Scented Paper-bark

Melaleuca squarrosa
Scented Paper-bark
Image by: Kevin Sparrow

An upright shrub with papery or corky bark and small crowded stiff dark green leaves that grows 2-4 metres tall. This shrub has perfumed creamy yellow bottle brush flowers from October to February and tolerates some salt.

Form
Shrub
Height
2-3m, 3+m
Flowering Time
  • Summer
  • Spring
Plant Origin
Maintenance
  • Low
Light
  • Sun
  • Part Shade
Water Requirement
Low
Tolerates
  • Some Coastal Exposure
Biodiversity Benefits
  • Birds
  • Butterfly Attracting
  • Nectar and Pollen
Natural Occurence
Vic/NSW/Tas/SA
Bush Tucker Plant
No