Botanical Name: Common Names:
Callistemon viminalis Dawson River Weeper Weeping Bottlebrush, Creek Bottlebrush,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Pendulous, Shrub Like
Description:
The graceful weeping bottlebrush is often grown as a small street tree 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 and autumn. Grows to approx. 5-6m H x 3-4m W
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Coastal Garden, Cut Flower, Feature, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Wind Break, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Psyllids
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
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate