This shrub is initially erect but eventually spreads. Stems are branching and bark is peeling. The leaves are green in colour, narrow and quite small (3cm long). Flowers are lavender-pink to rose-pink, and are borne from spring to summer. Melaleuca nesophila can grow to about 7m tall and about 4m wide.
This plant is drought tolerant.
Type
Native
Maintenance
Medium
Water use
Minimal
Container
Zero
Size
Medium Trees & shrubs 3 - 7 metres
Root size
2.5 metres
Foliage
Deciduous
Zones
Moist temperate with hot summers,
Semi-arid with winter rain,
Moist temperate with warm summers,
Winter rains with dry summers