Botanical Name
Melaleuca decussata dwarf
Common Name
Dwarf Cross-leaf Paperbark
Description
Compact, rounded shrub with fine blue-green foliage arranged in distinctive opposite pairs at right angles along the stems. Produces small cylindrical spikes of mauve to purple flowers, fading to white with age, from late spring through summer. Responds well to light pruning after flowering and tolerates a range of soils, including heavier and seasonally wet soils, provided drainage is reasonable.
Plant Category
Medium Shrubs
Size (H x W)
1.4 m × 1.2 m
Habitat
Occurs in south-eastern South Australia and Victoria, in heathland, coastal mallee, open scrub and open eucalypt woodland, commonly on sandy or gravelly alluvial soils, limestone, laterite and clay loams.
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