Melaleuca gibbosa

Botanical Name: Melaleuca gibbosa
Common Name: slender honeymyrtle
Family: Myrtaceae

Size: 0.5-3 m H, 1-2 m W
Leaves: Crowded, opposite in two planes, concave, 2-7 mm long.
Flowers: Pinkish purple, in short clusters along the branches.
Flowering Time: Spring and summer.
Fruit: Woody, in tight cylindrical clusters around stems.

Habitat/distribution: Widespread and abundant in damp soil.
Where to See: Coastal heaths on the  east coast.
Other notes: Good garden plant, frost-hardy, preferring sunny areas with moist soil. Propagated from seed.