Melaleuca bracteata 'Black Tea-tree'-NATIVES-seeds

MELALEUCA BRACTEATA        “Black Tea-tree” 

1 scoop (approx 1000+ seeds)

Family: Myrtaceae. 

Ideal sowing temp: 18-22C. 

Sprouting: 14-42 days. 

Also known as ‘river tea-tree’ and ‘mock olive’. 

Native to northern Australia in NSW, QLD WA, and a few isolated areas in SA, it grows to 10m in ideal conditions but usually grows as an erect, open shrub to around 5m with cream or white-coloured flowers.

Known to grow anywhere in cultivation, it has become quite popular due to it’s compact shape and profuse flowering ability. It has many uses across a broad range of applications, including making household items.

Drought Tolerant (once established); Full Sun or Shade; Moderately Frost Tolerant; can be grown as a hedge or screen; know to tolerate waterlogged areas. 

****Please note: these are seeds (we are NOT selling these as live plants). Quarantine restrictions and costs prohibit us from selling these seeds to WA, Tas, and Internationally.

Photo: Geoff Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons; retrieved 13 May 2024 – 2.17pm AEST and edited using Canva.

Photo of seeds: - June Parkin; Location: Sydney NSW, Australia; Date: 11FEB2024