Botanical Name: Common Names:
Callistemon pachyphyllus Wallum Bottlebrush,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Shrub Like
Description:
A medium shrub or small tree with green or red bottlebrush flowers appear in mass throughout most of the year making a stunning bird attracting display. Will tolerate waterlogged sites and is frost and drought tolerant once established. Great as a specimen plant or for hedging. Grows approx. 3m tall x 2m wide
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Park And Gardens, Verge, Wind Break
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Regular pruning is not necessary, but a light pruning after flowering will keep it compact. Benefits from a light sprinkling of blood and bone annually. Prefers neutral to acid soil in a sunny position.
Plant Care
Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Myrtaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Grey
Flower Colour: Green, Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: All Year, Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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