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    CALLISTEMON
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    CALLISTEMON

    Commonly known as Bottlebrush

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

    The bottlebrush flowers can be red, purple, pink, white, green or yellow and well grown specimens can be hard-pruned. In some species the hard seed capsules are released by fire.

    Genus of 30 species or more of evergreen tress and shrubs from Australia from moist, open sites and in woodland.

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    Plant Details
    • Good to know
      Tolerates hard pruning when established.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Evergreen
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
    • Tall Shrub
    • Tree
    Planting Tips and Care Advice

    Varieties
    CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Little John'
    Crimson bottlebrush
    Miniature habit, deep red flowers
     
    2 Litre
    £16.50
    CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Perth Pink'
    Clear pink flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
    CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Red Cluster'
    Compact growing with deep scarlet flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
    CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Splendens'
    The most vivid scarlet flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
    CALLISTEMON 'Inferno'
    Bottlebrush
    Brilliant red.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
    CALLISTEMON pallidus
    Lemon bottlebrush
    cream coloured flowers and narrow leaves
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
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    Available Early Spring 2025
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    CALLISTEMON 'Red Rocket'
    Bottlebrush
    (syn. C. 'Red Rock') - Bright red new growth on darker foliage and red flowers. This is a small growing variety suitable as a low hedge
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
    CALLISTEMON rigidus
    Stiff bottlebrush
    Hardy red bottlebrush which thrives in poor soils in full sun
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
    CALLISTEMON salignus
    White bottlebrush, Willow-leafed bottlebrush
    One of the hardiest of the bottlebrushes with narrow willow-like leaves and pale yellow flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
    CALLISTEMON sieberi
    Alpine bottlebrush
    (pityoides) - This is the hardiest species with narrow leaves and pale yellow flowers in short spikes
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
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    CALLISTEMON viminalis
    Weeping bottlebrush
    Attractive weeping habit with bright red flowers. Had proved hardy at Burncoose
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
    CALLISTEMON viminalis 'Hot Pink'
    Bright pink
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
    CALLISTEMON viridiflorus 'Violaceus'
    Narrow leaves and purplish red bottlebrush flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50

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    Wildflower Mini Meadow
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²- inc c&p
    £7.00
    10m² - inc c&p
    £15.00
    Vermin & Pest Control
    Slug Pellets
    Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails. Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
    800g - Free c&p
    £6.50
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    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
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    £8.00
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