Botanical Name: Common Names:
Callistemon subulatus Packers Selection Bottlebrush,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Pendulous, Shrub Like
Description:
A fast growing and pendulous native shrub growing approx 1.5m tall x 1.5m wide. Narrow, dark green foliage has reddish new growth. Flowers are a vivid deep red and occur mostly in the warmer months. Bee and bird attracting, this makes a great hedge or colourful windbreak.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Cut Flower, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Wind Break
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prefers free draining soils and planting in full sun with produce better flowers. Feed in Spring and Autumn with a low phosphorus slow release fertiliser.
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: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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