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Melaleuca thymifolia
Native to the east of this country, thyme honey-myrtle is a dense, mounded shrub with small leaves and clusters of attractive and intricate purple flowers that are produced in abundance in spring and sporadically throughout the year. The foliage has a spicy fragrance when crushed.
Growing to 1m. Leaves 5 - 15 mm in length, up to 3 mm wide. Flowers are arranged in heads, sometimes at the ends of branches which continue to grow after flowering, and sometimes on the sides of the branches. The heads contain 2 to 10 individual flowers and are up to 25 mm in diameter.
"Melaleuca thymifolia" is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is native to eastern Australia. It is often noticed in spring, with its attractive, purple flowers and is one of the most commonly cultivated melaleucas.
