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Melaleuca linariifolia 'Little Red'
- File Number
- 1854
- ACRA Field Book Number
- 1198
- Registration Date
- 10/11/2022
- Application Received
- 27/10/2006
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Cultivar Name
- Melaleuca linariifolia 'Little Red'
- Origin
- A result of a controlled pollination or manipulated cross Parents - Female: Melaleuca linariifolia ‘Claret Tops'. - Male: Melaleuca linariifolia ‘Snow Fire’. Leaf: colour of new growth: Melaleuca 'Little Red' RHS 59AB; M. 'Claret Tops' RHS 139A with red tinge; M. 'Snow Fire' RHS 184BC PBR Status: Granted: 29-Sep-2011
- Characteristics
- Small shrub to around 1m with red new growth and white flowers in Summer.
- Cultivation
- Best in well drained soils. Frost and drought tolerant.
- Publication
- Plant Varieties Journal Volume 22, Issue 3
- Colour Coding
- RHS Colour Chart Leaves: Leaf: colour of new growth RHS 59AB
- Propagation
- PBR Protected
- Applicant Name
- Unique Plants
- Uses
- As part of a mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery, or large display pots.
- Availability
- Specialist native plant nurseries
- ANBG Accession Numbers
- -
- NSL ID
- -