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White Blue Tongue

Melastoma affine 'Alba'
$10.95

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White Blue Tongue (Melastoma affine 'Alba')

The rare white form of our native lasiandra - large crystalline white blooms with golden stamens flushing over lush foliage for most of the warm year. All the blue tongue's easy vigour, dressed for a white garden.

🌱 Why Gardeners Love White Blue Tongue

✔ Big white blossoms - satin petals around gold stamens, flush after flush.

✔ Native buzz-pollinator plant - blue-banded bees work it daily.

✔ Fast lush screening - dense growth to about 2m.

✔ Warm-climate reliable - loves humidity and summer rain.

✔ Wildlife berries - fruit feeds native birds.

🏡 How to Use White Blue Tongue in Your Garden

✅ White tropical borders - luminous against deep greens.

✅ Informal screens - the 200mm pack of six runs a soft boundary.

✅ Rain gardens - happy where summer downpours linger.

Easy Planting & Care Guide

  • Position: Sun to part shade, frost-free; moist rich soil for best flowering.
  • Spacing: 1-1.2m apart - the 140mm pack of ten covers a long run.
  • Best Planting Time: Spring through autumn in warm zones.
  • Watering & Care: Keep moist in dry spells; prune by a third after main flushes for density.

❔ FAQs About White Blue Tongue

Will it stay white?
Yes - Alba is a stable selection; expect pure white flowers with occasional palest-blush moments in heat.

Southern limits?
Happy to warm Sydney gardens; south of that give it frost-free shelter or choose a tibouchina.

Why the odd name?
The species' berries famously stain mouths blue-black - this form keeps the name, and the berries.

Height: 1.8
Width: 1.5
Native to: Eastern Australia Northern Australia
Foliage type: Evergreen
Growth rate: Fast
Light: Full Sun Partial Shade
Water: Moderate

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White Blue Tongue - Melastoma affine 'Alba'

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White Blue Tongue (Melastoma affine 'Alba')

The rare white form of our native lasiandra - large crystalline white blooms with golden stamens flushing over lush foliage for most of the warm year. All the blue tongue's easy vigour, dressed for a white garden.

🌱 Why Gardeners Love White Blue Tongue

✔ Big white blossoms - satin petals around gold stamens, flush after flush.

✔ Native buzz-pollinator plant - blue-banded bees work it daily.

✔ Fast lush screening - dense growth to about 2m.

✔ Warm-climate reliable - loves humidity and summer rain.

✔ Wildlife berries - fruit feeds native birds.

🏡 How to Use White Blue Tongue in Your Garden

✅ White tropical borders - luminous against deep greens.

✅ Informal screens - the 200mm pack of six runs a soft boundary.

✅ Rain gardens - happy where summer downpours linger.

Easy Planting & Care Guide

❔ FAQs About White Blue Tongue

Will it stay white?
Yes - Alba is a stable selection; expect pure white flowers with occasional palest-blush moments in heat.

Southern limits?
Happy to warm Sydney gardens; south of that give it frost-free shelter or choose a tibouchina.

Why the odd name?
The species' berries famously stain mouths blue-black - this form keeps the name, and the berries.

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