Melaleuca huegelii (Chenille Honey-myrtle)
Melaleuca huegelii (Chenille Honey-myrtle) covered in creamy white flower spikes along thin green needle-like foliage.
Botanical name: Melaleuca huegelii
Common name: Chenille Honey-myrtle
Family: Myrtaceae
Origin: Australia
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
USDA Zone: 9-10
Plant form: Large bush or small tree
Mature height: 10-20 ft
Sun exposure: Full sun or bright light indoor
Cold tolerance: Frost sensitive. Protect from freezing.
Watering: Moderate
Flower color: White and off-white
Suitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growingSimilar plants: Melaleuca huegelii (Chenille Honey-myrtle)
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Melaleuca huegelii (Chenille Honey-myrtle) white flower spikes on thin needle-like green branches close up
Melaleuca huegelii (Chenille Honey-myrtle) white bottlebrush flowers hang from thin green stems
Melaleuca huegelii (Chenille Honey-myrtle) tan flower spike on thin branch with narrow green needle-like leaves.
Melaleuca huegelii (Chenille Honey-myrtle) with fluffy white flower spikes hanging from thin wooden branches
Melaleuca huegelii (Chenille Honey-myrtle) white cylindrical flower spikes nestled among thin needle-like green foliage.
Melaleuca huegelii (Chenille Honey-myrtle) white fluffy flower spikes dangling from thin green pine-like needle foliage.
Melaleuca huegelii (Chenille Honey-myrtle) white fluffy flower spikes along thin, green, scale-like needle foliage
Melaleuca huegelii (Chenille Honey-myrtle) white fluffy flower spikes contrast against deep green textured foliage
(flattened state of the stem)
Melaleuca huegelii (Chenille Honey-myrtle) with white flower spikes and fine green scale-like foliage on branches.
Melaleuca huegelii (Chenille Honey-myrtle) white fluffy flower spikes emerging amidst thin, needle-like green foliage.
Melaleuca huegelii (Chenille Honey-myrtle) white fluffy flower spikes extend from thick green overlapping foliage.
Flowering stem with fasciation
Melaleuca huegelii (Chenille Honey-myrtle) bottle brush white flower on thin green needle leaves
Melaleuca huegelii (Chenille Honey-myrtle) branches with dense lime green foliage and a woody base.
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