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Products > Melaleuca incana 'Prostrate Form'   Melaleuca incana 'Prostrate Form' - Prostrate Gray Honey-myrtle     [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Shrub Family: Myrtaceae (Myrtles) Origin: Australia (Australasia) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Pale Yellow Bloomtime: Spring/Summer Height: 1-2 feet Width: 4-6 feet Exposure: Full Sun Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F Melaleuca incana 'Prostrate Form' (Prostrate Gray Honey-myrtle) - This is a low growing form of the Gray Honey Myrtle with long arching branches that rise to 12 to 18 inches before cascading downward. The leaves are small (1/2 inch long), gray, narrow and linear-lanceolate in shape, giving the plant an overall soft look. Small whitish-yellow bottle-brush flowers appear late spring through early summer. Although it is drought resistant once established, this plant looks better with occasional watering. It can be damaged by hard frosts though is hardy to about 20 degrees F- cut back any damaged portions after the threat of all frosts has passed. We received this great plant from Jo O'Connell or Australian Native Plants. Great in an elevated large pot where it can cascade down. For more information on the species see our listing of Melaleuca incana .  This information is based on research conducted about this plant in our nursery library and from reliable online sources. We also take into consideration observations of it in our nursery of crops, as well as of plants growing in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens we have visited. We will incorporate comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if it includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Melaleuca incana 'Prostrate Form'.