Plants are approx 40-60cm not including the pot and will vary from photo shown. Due to our chemical free practises & dam water usage the plants may present with imperfections such as discoloured and chewed leaves.
Sold in recycled plastic pots. Plants have been grown from seeds that were purchased then locally germinated on the property using chemical free practices; so grown to our local conditions and not kept in a shade house. They happily grow in full sun.
Melaleuca spathulata is a shrub with light grey, papery bark which grows to a height of 2 m (7 ft). Its branches are often twisted and mostly glabrous. The flowers are a shade of pink to purple and are arranged in spikes on the ends of branches which continue to grow after flowering, and sometimes in the upper leaf axils. The spikes contain 2 to 9 groups of flowers in threes and are up to 10 mm (0.4 in) in diameter and 20 mm (0.8 in) long. Flowering occurs between September and January and is followed by fruit which are woody capsules 2–2.5 mm (0.08–0.1 in) long in almost spherical clusters which are up to 10 mm (0.4 in) in diameter.
Growing Conditions: Melaleuca spathulata prefers a sunny, well-drained position. It is frost hardy, drought tolerant, pest resistant and will grow in heavier soils, having been grown in those conditions for more than ten years in the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra. It is cultivated from seed or from cuttings taken when the new growth is beginning to harden. It is a great landscape tree that naturally grows on the coast in coastal dunes and sand.
Spiritual Meaning: The bark is said to have natural and spiritual properties and is a wonderful medium to create wishes, dreams and scribe spells. Write or paint your wishes on the bark and bury it in the ground. After 3 days dig it back up, set it on fire and release your dreams, wishes or spells to the universe.
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