Melaleuca laxiflora
by Michaela Perryman
Title
Melaleuca laxiflora
Artist
Michaela Perryman
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Melaleuca laxiflora - Spring in Ellis Brook near Armadale, Perth, Western Australia
Melaleuca laxiflora, commonly known as narrow-leaved paperbark, is a woody, spreading shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is distinguished by its loosely arranged, mostly lateral pink flower spikes and its smooth, fleshy, oil-dotted leaves. It is often cultivated because of its hardiness and attractive flowers.
Melaleuca laxiflora is a rounded, open shrub growing to a height and width of 0.5–3 m (2–10 ft) with rough, fibrous bark. Its leaves are arranged alternately along the branches, glabrous, narrow oval to tear-drop shaped, 4.5–28 mm (0.2–1 in) long, 1.5–4 mm (0.06–0.2 in) wide and have prominent oil glands.
The flowers are mauve, pink or purple, sometimes white, in heads of 6 to 20 individual flowers along the sides of the branches. The heads are 20–40 mm (0.8–2 in) long and about 20 mm (0.8 in) in diameter. The stamens are arranged in five bundles around the flower, each bundle with 12 to 18 stamens. Flowers appear mostly from October to December and the fruit which follow are in loose clusters, each capsule cylindrical, 3–5 mm (0.1–0.2 in) long and 3 mm (0.1 in) in diameter, with the sepals remaining as teeth around the edge
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Comments (19)
Maryse Jansen
Apologies Michaela, that should have been Australian Native Flowers - The Best Of Down Under Contest!
Maryse Jansen
Congratulations! Your image got a special mention in Australian Architecture - The Best Of Down Under Contest! It is now placed in our discussion thread for ‘Group contest winners archive and special mentions’ in The Best Of Down Under – Australia Group. LF
Bunny Clarke
I feel deprived as I've never seen this variety here. How gorgeous the color is.
Michaela Perryman replied:
Yes, I think this is a wonderful colour, it was a new plant to me in this shade last spring
Lesley Evered
Such a pretty colour to this flower.....a lovely shot and a definite favourite and like
Randy Rosenberger
It is with great pleasure that I announce to you a big congratulations for this chosen piece of your artwork to be on special display on the homepage of our community of friends and fine artists, in our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. I appreciate your activity in our group and want to thank you so much for being an active participant in helping promote other fine artists within the group. Usually in turn, such promotions bring promotions of your artwork into perspective and are featured on our homepage. One good turn deserves another. Your quality, definition, character, and variation in your works bring about a visual pleasure to view and share with others. Thanks for your participation in our family of friends and fine artists in our WFS group.
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