- Common Name: Silky Myrtle
- Type: Shrub, Tree
- Family: MYRTACEAE
- Size: 8 metres
- Flowers: White Autumn
- Fruit: Black, globular Berry, 3-5 mm dia
- Vegetation Type: Subtropical and Dry Rainforests and along scrubby watercourses,
- Species List: Hedges, FI Podberscek, Upper Yandina Creek, NNP Tanglewood
Identification Notes
Bark patchy and scaly/fissured
Branches tend to be weeping Branchlets and young Leaves silky-hairy
Leaves: finely pointed. New growth pink covered in silvery silky hairs.
Flowers: white or pale mauve in profusion.
Fruit: Small black Succulent berries.
Landscaping Notes
Landscaping potential in suitable areas.
Should be more frequently used as a generally hardy Shrub for its attractive foliage, beautiful new growth and fragrant flowers, as a screen or in mixed plantings.
Propagation is from Seed, ripening from May-November, and germinating easily; or from tip cuttings which strike reliably. It will tolerate a wide range of climatic conditions in sun oir partial shade, and Most soil types, providing they are well drained.
Successfully propagated by Mooloola Native Nursery.
