Not sure if you’ve heard of or used our famous healing oil from this plant, tea tree or melaleuca, has 14 healing qualities … and cleans well! Here I am growing it with a few marigolds in my own pots. I’m growing quite a few Australian Native plants with marigolds for colour and to attract the birds and bees. But the Melaleuca needs to be distilled to extract the oil, a process that I can’t do at home.
I’ve lived in melaleuca country near the big vats where they process the leaves to extract the oil … a major process to sell it worldwide.
My real go to plant is the aloe vera, for burns, cuts, stings, itches … it’s juice offers instant relief! But I keep tea tree in my first aid kit as it’s the ideal antiseptic, and easily cleans off any sticky gooey stuff.
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Beautiful flowers Kate…so pretty…tea tree oil is being sold here commercially and yeah been very effective
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Such pretty pink flowers and so good to know about the tea tree oil. I have seen it sold on small bottles or perhaps read it as an ingredient here in US.
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Remarkable! My knowledge about tea tree oil is quite limited. Kate, thanks for sharing.
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I didn’t know this – it’s a beautiful plant too.
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Tea tree oil is used here for treatment of dandruff to acne. Aloe vera too has become quite a rage these past few years.
Love the colourful pic. 🙂
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The tea tree is beautiful. I didn’t realise it looked like that. Marigolds are great in the garden too. When we were kids we called the stinking Rogers. They leave an unpleasant smell on the hands, but I think they are effective as insect repellant.
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I use the tea-tree oil all the time! I’ve tried to grow it, but failed. I hadn’t realised how pretty the flowers are. Must try again!
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Interesting, I have never seen these lovely flowers before and a nice name tea tree. Growing aloe vera and neem in the garden or in pots is common in India. I like the colour of your pots, blue.
I miss lovely varieties of marigolds. In festive seasons marigold flowers are used in abundance to decorate homes.
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Wow, I always loved the smell of tea tree oil but I never knew how beautiful its flowers are!! Such a pretty plant ♡
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A beautiful flower with great healing qualities. Nature has so much to offer in the homeopathic realm.
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Those are beautiful, Kate. I love the utility you describe. Educational for me. ☺️
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I bought a lot of tree tea oil when I last visited Australia. I use it for aromatherapy too and for stings, itches and stuff. Lovely pot of flowers you have there with the tea tree! How are you keeping Kate? Sorry I have not been typing a lot so as to allow my hands to heal post surgeries.
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I’ve used it in the past. I don’t like the smell but like that it works. I love aloe vera. Use it a lot too.
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I expected tea tree oil to come from a tree. This is a lovely flowering plant. All your flowers are bright and cheery, Kate! Love the photos! Have a great day! 🙂
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oh grows into a much bigger bush, maybe they call it a tree coz it does grow 2-4 metres high 🙂
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What wonderful name, beautiful plant with great usefulness!
Let’s all get out there and be tea-trees (or aloe vera) in the world! 🙂
(((HUGS))) 🙂
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I had no idea what a tea tree plant looks like. It so pretty. You are quite talent, gardening, making tree oil, poetry.
PS. where is your copyright ©️ on your photo.🤔
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I know of this 🙂 – but I’ve never seen it grown before! Thanks, Kate.
❤
David
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wonderful colors (K)
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Hearing this new type of tea tree for the first time, Kate. Aloe vera too is awesome. When my dog too at times scratches we apply to her also. Nice post and pictures.
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I’ve used tea tree oil in my shampoo to treat seborrhea and it worked well. Then I couldn’t find it anymore. Now to get it I have to order online…
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Yes .. a definite must have in my Aussie medical chest Kate… I am a consistant user of Tee-tea oil, with it’s many multi-purpose handy values … 😉🤗🌏
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We all have used it and products made with it. It’s great to treat acne prone skin.
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Tea tree oil is great. My Nan was fanatical about always having some on hand, she used to but a bit in the laundry
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I remember tea tree oil from the days of teenage acne! I always loved the smell, but had no idea what the plant looked like, until now. Thank you for showing me 😊
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Thank for adding to my knowledge
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