Referred to as 'tea-tree', this genus comprises almost 300 species of paper barks and honey myrtles, native to Australia and typically located near waterways and wetlands. These small trees feature white, papery bark and smooth, oily leaves. The flowers are white and resemble brushes.

Melaleuca

Melaleuca 'Ballarkona'

Melaleuca 'Golden Gem'

Melaleuca 'Little Beauty'

Melaleuca 'Snowstorm'

Melaleuca 'Ulladulla Beacon'

Melaleuca acerosa

Melaleuca acuminata

Melaleuca alternifolia is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to Australia, reaching heights of up to 6 meters. It features thin, grey-white bark that peels away, and its slender, needle-like leaves can grow up to 3 centimeters long, arranged either irregularly or in whorls on the stems. The foliage is the primary source of tea tree oil. During the summer months, the plant produces clusters of small white flowers that form dense spikes, similar in appearance to a bottle-brush. These flowers give way to small, woody fruits shaped like cups.

Melaleuca alternifolia

Melaleuca armillaris

Melaleuca armillaris pink-flowered

Melaleuca biconvexa

Melaleuca blaeriifolia

Melaleuca bracteata

Melaleuca bracteata 'Golden Revolution'

Melaleuca brevifolia

Melaleuca calycina subsp. dempta

Melaleuca capitata

Melaleuca citrina

Melaleuca coccinea

Melaleuca crassifolia

Melaleuca cuticularis

Melaleuca decora

Melaleuca decussata

Melaleuca densa

Melaleuca diosmatifolia

Melaleuca diosmifolia

Melaleuca elliptica

Melaleuca ericifolia

Melaleuca ericifolia nana

Melaleuca filifolia

Melaleuca fulgens

Melaleuca fulgens 'Hot Pink'

Melaleuca fulgens apricot-flowered

Melaleuca fulgens purple-flowered

Melaleuca genistifolia

Melaleuca gibbosa

Melaleuca glaberrima

Melaleuca halmaturorum

Melaleuca hamulosa

Melaleuca holosericea Schau.

Melaleuca huegelii

Melaleuca hypericifolia

Melaleuca incana

Melaleuca lanceolata

Melaleuca lateritia

Melaleuca leucadendra

Melaleuca linariifolia

Melaleuca nesophila

Melaleuca pallida

Melaleuca pentagona var. subulifolia

Melaleuca platycalyx

Melaleuca preissiana

Melaleuca pubescens

Melaleuca pulchella

Melaleuca pungens

Melaleuca pustulata

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Melaleuca radula

Melaleuca rhaphiophylla

Melaleuca rosmarinifolia

Melaleuca scabra

Melaleuca sieberi

Melaleuca smartiorum

Melaleuca spathulata

Melaleuca spicigera

Melaleuca squamea

Melaleuca squarmania

Melaleuca squarrosa is a perennial shrub or tree that can reach heights of up to 5 meters in its native Australian habitat. It features narrow, pointed leaves that grow in orderly rows along its branches. During the summer months, it produces clusters of small, aromatic, creamy-white flowers that form dense spikes reminiscent of a bottle brush. These flowers are succeeded by small, woody, cup-shaped fruits.