Hot Pink Honey Myrtle

Hot Pink Honey Myrtle (Melaleuca fulgens 'Hot Pink') is a hardy native shrub that grows 1.5m to 2.5m tall and 1m to 2m wide, carrying fluffy cylinders of vibrant pink flowers, much like a bottlebrush, from spring and often right through to winter. It is a bright, bird and bee attracting feature for native gardens and coastal plantings, and it can be clipped into a low hedge.

Why you'll love it

• Pink flowers for months. The brush-like blooms open from spring and often continue until winter.
• A wildlife magnet. Bees, birds and butterflies all come for the nectar.
• Tough and adaptable. It tolerates most soil types and a range of conditions, even occasional wet feet.
• Handles light frost and dry spells. Once established it tolerates light overnight frost and moderate drought.
• Flexible shape. It has fine slender leaves on open branching stems, so it works as a feature shrub or a low hedge.

Where it works best

Low hedges. Plant 1m apart for a flowering hedge, and clip lightly after flowering to keep it dense.

Feature shrub. On its own it makes a bright centrepiece in a native bed, with room to spread to about 2m.

Coastal and native gardens. It suits coastal plantings and native gardens, and it originates in southern Western Australia but seems happy in eastern coastal locations too.

Growing Hot Pink Honey Myrtle in Australia

Position and climate. Full sun encourages flowering and keeps the plant dense and bushy. It tolerates light overnight frost, so it suits subtropical, warm temperate and Mediterranean gardens. Protect young plants from drying winds and frost.

Soil. Most soil types, and a range of planting conditions. It will even put up with occasional wet feet, though it does not want to sit in water permanently.

Water and feed. Mulch and water well after planting. Once established, moderate drought is fine. Apply a slow release fertiliser after pruning.

Pruning. Lightly prune after flowering to shape the plant, then feed. Light, regular trims keep it dense.

What to expect when it arrives

We sell Hot Pink Honey Myrtle as tube stock only: a young plant in an 80mm deep tube that establishes quickly. Plant it out soon after arrival, keep young plants out of drying winds and frost, and water in well. It settles quickly in warm soil, and a tube is the low cost way to plant a flowering hedge.

Our tube stock is grown for us and is not always on the shelf. A tube marked sold out means the grower has none at the moment, and the notify button on the page will email you the day it returns.

Plants are delivered Australia wide, with delivery from $29.95. Every plant is covered by our 30 day healthy plant guarantee.

Plant care guides and related reading

• Browse our melaleucas
• Bottlebrush (callistemons), close relatives
• Bird attracting plants
• All about callistemon, the bottlebrush beauty

Common questions

Is it the same as a bottlebrush?

Not exactly, but they are close relatives. The flowers of this honey myrtle look like a pink bottlebrush, and the care is much the same: full sun, free-draining soil and a light prune after flowering.

How far apart should I plant it for a hedge?

Plant 1m apart for a low flowering hedge. Clip lightly after flowering to shape it and keep it dense.

Will it cope with frost?

Established plants tolerate light overnight frost. Protect young plants from frost and drying winds until they are settled.