{"product_id":"melaleuca-bracteata-sunglow","title":"Melaleuca bracteata 'Sunglow'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelaleuca bracteata 'Sunglow'\u003c\/strong\u003e is a fountain of light: the Australian black tea-tree in a golden-leaved form, its fine, feathery foliage glowing chartreuse-gold from spring to frost. The texture reads like the softest conifer, but the colour and the small cream brush flowers in summer are pure Antipodean exotic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRated H3, it grows to around 2-3 m in mild, coastal and sheltered gardens, and makes a radiant container shrub anywhere. Unusually for an Australian it tolerates damper soil than most, taking after its creek-bed ancestors, while crushed foliage releases a clean tea-tree aroma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun for the strongest gold.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e free-draining but moisture tolerant; unfussy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e to 2-3 m; trims easily after flowering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e H3, around -5C established.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse it as the highlight in a green \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e, in a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/coastal-plants\"\u003ecoastal scheme\u003c\/a\u003e, or in a generous pot among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003eplants for pots\u003c\/a\u003e. It completes the Australian shelf beside \u003ca href=\"\/products\/banksia-integrifolia\"\u003eBanksia integrifolia\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/grevillea-juniperina\"\u003eGrevillea juniperina\u003c\/a\u003e and our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNursery-grown plants with dense, well-coloured foliage. Winter guidance in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003eseasonal expectations guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"23cm \/ 5L","offer_id":58369960903039,"sku":"MELABRAC23","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/melaleuca.jpg?v=1789655843","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/melaleuca-bracteata-sunglow","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}