- Pronunciation: mel-ah-LEW-cah time-ah-FOAL-ee-ah
- Common Name: thyme-leafed honey myrtle
- Derivation: Melaleuca: Gr. melanos, black. Gr. leucos, white. The first Species described is said to have had white branches against a black (burnt) Trunk.
- Type: Shrub
- Family: MYRTACEAE
- Size: 1 metre
- Flowers: Mauve, summer
- Fruit: Capsule Fruit cup- or barrel-shaped, 3–5 mm diam., orifice c. 2 mm diam.; Sepals thickened, persistent in Fruit
- Vegetation Type: Wet Heath,
- Species List: Bush food, Peregian Boardwalk, Pindari Steiner School, BHNR
Cultural Notes
TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential: Bush food: Flowers sucked for Nectar or dunked in Water for a sweet drink
Identification Notes
corky Bark; stems often arising from a Lignotuber.
Landscaping Notes
Beautiful rockery Plant for average soils in sun or part shade.
Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.
Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery Woombye
Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery
Associated Fauna
Ground Parrot habit.
