Botanical Name: Common Names:
Callistemon kenmorrisonii Betka Beauty Betka Bottlebrush,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
Plant a hedge or screen of Betka Beauty™ and you’ll find you can’t tear your eyes away from the large crimson nectar-filled bottlebrush flowers that bloom in spring and summer. It will thrive in full sun in most soils, even seasonally wet, and cool to warm climates, coastal or inland, are fine. Like all bottlebrushes, Betka Beauty™ is reliable and easy to grow.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Wind Break, Container / Pot, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Myrtaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low, Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: High
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