COMMERCIAL NURSERY – NATIVE SHRUB
melaleuca nodosa – Prickly-leaved Paperbark
melaleuca nodosa, Prickly-leaved Paperbark is a medium to tall shrub that may reach a height of 3 metres. Leaves are narrow, rigid and prickly (hence the common name). Flowers are profuse and carried in dense, globular heads. They are deep yellow to white and appear in the leaf axils and at the ends of branches. Melaleuca nodosa is a colourful if rather prickly shrub. It is best not planted near passageways because of the spiky foliage.
Uses: Native gardens, roadsides
DIMENSIONS | FLOWERING
Flowering: Profuse heads of white or yellow flowers. Flowering begins in October and extends into early summer.
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PLANTING RATES | MAINTENANCE
Maintenance: Responds to annual fertilising after flowering and to an annual light pruning to encourage a bushy shape.
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