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Callistemon pinifolius

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Botanical Name: Common Names:

Callistemon pinifolius Pine Leaved Bottlebrush,

Native: Foliage Type:

Yes Evergreen

Plant Type: Plant Habit:

Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Shrub Like

Description:

A hardy native shrub with pine-line stiff green foliage and red or greeny-yellow cylindrical flowers in spring and summer. Prune regularly to keep looking tidy. Suitable for coastal planting. Grows approx. 1.5m H x 1.5m W.

Mature Height: Mature Width:

1-2m 1-2m

Position: Soil Type:

Full Sun, Semi Shade Clay, Loam, Well Drained

Landscape Use(s)

Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Park And Gardens, 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: Green, Yellow, Red

Flower Fragrant: No

Flowering Season: Spring, Summer

Fruit: TBA

Requirements Tolerances

Growth Rate: Fast

Maintenance Level: Low

Water Usage: Low

Drought: High

Frost: High

Wind: High

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