Botanical Name: Callistemon viminalis Little John
Common Names: Weeping Bottlebrush, Creek Bottlebrush,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Rounded
Description:
Spectacular little native, dwarf bottlebrush with dark red flower brushes and attractive blue-grey soft foliage. Ideal uses include low hedges, rockeries, container plants or general garden shrub for small gardens to large scale landscaping. Great bee, butterfly and bird attractor. Grows 1m H x 1m W.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Costal Garden, Courtyard, ErosionControl, Formal Garden, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Wind Break
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Plant Care
Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser
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
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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