Botanical Name: Common Names:
Callistemon hybrida Edna Walling Scarlet Willow Bottlebrush,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Shrub Like
Description:
The graceful weeping bottlebrush is often grown as a small street tree to around 3m but can also been grown as a shrub or as a screening plant even if unpruned. A frost and drought tolerant plant once established with very pendulous branches and crimson flower spikes in Spring, Summer and Autumn.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Erosion Control, Feature, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Wetlands, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Myrtaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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