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"Very many thanks for the delivery of my shrub, it arrived the day after it was posted beautifully packed. It is doing very well."
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"Even your cust survey was user friendly easy & quick to complete with no annoying bugs...impressive."
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"Firstly I can tell you that your delivery to me on Friday arrived in perfect condition. I was not surprised. I do not believe that there are any better packers than you. You are superb! Thank you for the care and attention you give to me deliveries. "
Lyndhurst, Cheshire March 2010


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CALLISTEMON

Additional Plant Details

  • Good to know - tolerates hard pruning when established.
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    Pests & Diseases - red spider mites, mealy bugs and scale insects under glass.

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    Place of Origin - Australia.

Delivery Information

Now is our busy spring period - orders are being packed 6 days a week, however please remember it may be 10 days before you RECEIVE your plants.

Orders can also be collected in person from our Nurseries, or some of our shows - just tell us during the checkout process.

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CALLISTEMON

Bottlebrush

Range of shrubs to small trees with bottlebrush-like flower spikes in shades of red, purple, pink, white, green or yellow.

Burncoose Catalogue Code

Evergreen - trees and shrubs. Cylindrical to lance-shaped leaves.

Hardiness Rating

Fully hardy to Frost tender - Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F) but plants could be possibly damaged below 5°C (41°F)

Preferred Location

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Against a wall - a sheltered site at the base of a house wall is ideal.
Greenhouse or Conservatory - Not the sort of plants to be grown outside where there are likely to be frosts. These plants need to be grown in a conservatory or cool greenhouse or at least brought inside for the winter

Soil Conditions

Fertile moist well-drained soil
Neutral to acid soil

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Varieties

CALLISTEMON citrinus

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Crimson bottlebrush, Lemon bottlebrush
Lemon scented leaves and bright red flower spikes
£16.00 each

CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Little John'
Miniature habit, deep red flowers
£13.50 each

CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Perth Pink'
Clear pink flowers
£13.50 each

CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Red Cluster'
Compact growing with deep scarlet flowers
£13.50 each

CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Splendens'
The most vivid scarlet flowers
£13.50 each

CALLISTEMON laevis
Large green leaves and red flowers
£13.50 each

CALLISTEMON linearis

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Narrow-leaved bottlebrush
Narrow leaved species with matt-red flowers
£13.50 each

CALLISTEMON pallidus

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Lemon bottlebrush
cream coloured flowers and narrow leaves
£13.50 each

CALLISTEMON rigidus

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Stiff bottlebrush
Hardy red bottlebrush which thrives in poor soils in full sun
£13.50 each

CALLISTEMON salignus

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White bottlebrush, Willow-leafed bottlebrush
One of the hardiest of the bottlebrushes with narrow willow-like leaves and pale yellow flowers
£13.50 each

CALLISTEMON sieberi

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Alpine bottlebrush
(pityoides) - This is the hardiest species with narrow leaves and pale yellow flowers in short spikes
£13.50 each

CALLISTEMON viminalis

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Weeping bottlebrush
Attractive weeping habit with bright red flowers. Had proved hardy at Burncoose
£13.50 each


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