All-Time Favourite Compact Natives for Small Hedges, Borders and Topiary
Melaleuca laterita (Dwarf Form)
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Description:
Melaleuca lateritia (Dwarf Form) is a compact, eye-catching native shrub featuring bright orange-red bottlebrush-style flowers and fine green foliage. Unlike the larger growing forms, this compact variety is perfect for smaller gardens, borders, or feature planting. Its long flowering period and bird-attracting blooms make it a great choice for adding seasonal colour and texture to native garden designs.
Flowers:
Brilliant orange to red bottlebrush flowers appear from autumn through to spring, providing months of vibrant colour. The nectar-rich blooms are highly attractive to birds, bees, and other pollinators.
Foliage:
Soft, fine, bright green foliage provides year-round colour and texture. The plant maintains a dense, bushy habit with minimal care.
Fruit:
Woody seed capsules may develop after flowering, adding subtle texture to the stems.
Form & Size:
Compact, rounded shrub growing approximately 1–1.5m high and wide, with a dense, naturally bushy habit.
Growing Conditions:
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Position: Thrives in full sun to part shade.
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Soil: Prefers well-drained sandy or loamy soils. Tolerates a range of soil types if drainage is good.
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Climate: Drought, coastal, and light frost-tolerant once established.
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Watering: Low water requirements once established. Deep water occasionally during extended dry periods.
Uses:
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Ideal for borders, small hedges, and feature planting.
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Great for native garden beds and wildlife-friendly landscapes.
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Perfect for smaller gardens or spaces needing compact, colourful shrubs.
Maintenance:
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Low-maintenance and easy to grow.
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Light pruning after flowering promotes density and keeps the plant tidy.
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Feed with a low-phosphorus native fertiliser in spring if needed.
Notes:
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Provides long-lasting seasonal colour.
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Attracts nectar-feeding birds and beneficial insects.
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Compact habit makes it suitable for small spaces or feature planting.
Companion Plants:
Pairs well with Grevillea ‘Lemon Baby’, Westringia ‘Zena’, Lomandra ‘Tanika’, and Callistemon ‘Little John’ for a vibrant native planting scheme.
Common Name: Dwarf Robin Redbreast Bush
Botanical Name: Melaleuca lateritia (Dwarf Form)
Family: Myrtaceae
Origin: Australia (Western Australia)
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Plants & Pots come and go all year around.
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Where are our plants Grown and how do we grow them
- Plants are grown locally on the Sunshine Coast
- All outdoor plants are sun hardened and ready to grow
- Indoor plants are grown under 50% Shade and will transfer perfectly to indoor use
- Orchids are also grown under 50% Shade and are best brought indoors during flowering for show then returned back into a shaded area until the following flowering time
- we are Qualified horticulturists, greenkeeper as well as Qualified landscape Construction with over 35 years experience in the industry. We use Quality products and materials to grow all our plants.
- Visit us instore and get the right advice the first time to make your plants succeed
How to Look after your plants like we do
- When using any Garden Care products or Fertilisers we always recommend reading the label before use
- We recommend using Earthlife crushed rock mineral on all plants when planting in the ground or in Pots.
- When planting in Pots in Our garden centre we use Rocky Point potting mixes to plant all our plants
- If planting in the ground we also recommend that you use Rocky Point garden soil around your plants at the time of planting
49 Caloundra Road
49 Caloundra Road
Caloundra West QLD 4551
Australia
0459150799
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