Family Index

Scientific Name

Melaleuca pallida

Family Name

MYRTACEAE

Common Name

Yellow Bottlebrush

Status

Height

4.0m (400cm)

Flowers

Spikes 4-8cm long of pale yellow flowers.

Fruit

Woody capsule

Form

Stiffly erect dense shrub

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Riparian; Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Widespread along streams, on hillsides in wet areas.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Rocky; Waterlogged; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Poor; Poorly-drained; Well-drained

General Notes

Useful in shelterbelts. Flowers provide food for nectar-eating mammals, for insects and so for insect-eating birds. Good for direct seeding if sufficient moisture available. Susceptible to browsing by possums and wallabies. Not suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Very fine. capsules retained on plant for years, release seeds easily once collected. collect capsules from older wood

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Long

Viable Seeds Per Gram

3000

Seed Treatment Notes

Very high viability without treatment. Bog method useful but not essential. Very fine seed - do not cover too deeply and do not sow too thickly. Long seed life. Best time to sow seed - early Spring.

Germination Time

2-3 weeks

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

4-6 weeks

Expected Time to Plant Out

6 months

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes

Cuttings strike readily on heat and mist. Propagation from cuttings is useful to reproduce a special form.