About Melaleuca glauca Domin
Melaleuca glauca Domin is a shrub that reaches a height of up to 3.5 metres (10 feet), and has hard, fibrous bark. Its leaves are arranged alternately, measuring 40–128 mm (2–5 in) long and 3–18 mm (0.1–0.7 in) wide. The leaves are flat, mostly narrowly egg-shaped, with a mid-vein and 11 to 20 branching veins. The flowers are bright red and arranged in spikes at the ends of branches; the branches continue to grow after the plant finishes flowering. The flower spikes are up to 75 mm (3 in) in diameter, and hold 20 to 120 or more individual flowers. The petals measure 4.5–7.2 mm (0.18–0.28 in) long, and fall off as the flower ages. Stamens are arranged in five bundles around each flower, with between 6 and 15 stamens per bundle. Flowering occurs between October and December, and is followed by woody capsule fruit that is 5.7–8.8 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long. This species occurs in the south and south-western coastal districts of Western Australia, between Perth and Albany, in the Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren biogeographic regions. It grows in swampy areas in sandy or clayey soils. Melaleuca glauca is widely grown as an ornamental plant, under the synonym Callistemon glaucus, in temperate regions of Australia.
