Melaleuca decussata

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Read about Melaleuca decussata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Melaleuca decussata, R. Br. Fig. 2346. Spreading shrub, to 20 ft., bright green and glabrous: lvs. lanceolate to oblong, narrowed at base, ¼ - ½ in. long, 1 line wide: fls. lilac, in cylindric spikes 1 in. or less long, the axis growing out as a leafy shoot, or the clusters globose and lateral or terminal when the fls. are sterile; stamens ¼ in- long, very shortly united in bundles of 10-15: fr. broad at base, partly embedded in the thickened rachis. B.M. 2268. L.B.C. 13:1208.—Grown in large grounds, where the spreading branches and pendulous twigs may develop to best advantage. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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