Melaleuca Bracteata "Johannesburg Gold" Standard 10Liter

Botanical Name: Melaleuca bracteata ‘Johannesburg Gold’
Common Names: Johannesburg Gold Honey Myrtle, Golden Honey Myrtle, Johannesburg Gold Melaleuca, Golden Tea Tree

📌 Product Description

Melaleuca bracteata ‘Johannesburg Gold’ is a striking evergreen ornamental shrub or small tree prized for its fine-textured golden foliage and naturally dense, graceful growth habit. Its soft needle-like leaves create a bright golden effect throughout the year, making it an excellent choice for adding vibrant colour, texture, and structure to the garden.

This attractive plant is ideal for screening, hedging, mixed shrub borders, and feature planting. Its naturally bushy habit can be clipped into a neat hedge or left to grow more freely as a soft screening shrub or small specimen tree. In South African gardens, it performs especially well in sunny positions and adds a warm luminous contrast against green foliage and flowering plants.

Hardy, fast growing, and low maintenance, Melaleuca bracteata ‘Johannesburg Gold’ is an excellent choice for gardeners wanting bright foliage colour and reliable evergreen structure.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

Height: 3–5 m
Spread: 2–3 m
Growth Habit: Dense, upright to slightly arching evergreen shrub or small tree
Growth Rate: Fast

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

Light: Full sun to light partial shade
Soil: Well-draining soil; adaptable to sandy or loamy soils
Water:
• Water regularly during establishment
• Moderately drought tolerant once established
• Benefits from occasional deep watering during long dry periods
• Avoid prolonged waterlogged soil

Feeding: Apply compost or a balanced slow-release fertiliser in spring to encourage healthy golden foliage and vigorous growth.

Maintenance:
• Prune lightly to maintain shape or encourage denser growth
• Can be clipped into a hedge or screen
• Remove dead or untidy growth as needed
• Low maintenance once established

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

Best Planting Time: Spring to early autumn
Active Growth: Spring and summer
Climate Suitability: Suitable for most South African regions, especially warm temperate and mild inland areas
Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost once established
Wind Tolerance: Good, including moderately exposed positions

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Bright golden evergreen foliage
• Fast-growing and easy to shape
• Excellent screening or hedging plant
• Low maintenance once established
• Adds year-round colour and texture

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Screening and privacy planting
✔ Informal or clipped hedges
✔ Mixed shrub borders
✔ Feature foliage planting
✔ Contemporary and water-wise gardens