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CALLISTEMON
Commonly known as Bottlebrush
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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Evergreen
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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
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Tall Shrub
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Tree
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Additional FeaturesGood to knowTolerates hard pruning when established.Resistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
Buy Varieties of CALLISTEMON
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Little John'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/callistemon_citrinus_little_john_634.jpg)
CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Little John'
miniature habit, deep red flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Perth Pink'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/callistemon_citrinus_perth_pink_635a.jpg)
CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Perth Pink'
clear pink flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Red Cluster'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/callistemon_red_cluster_636.jpg)
CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Red Cluster'
compact growing with deep scarlet flowers
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Splendens'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/callistemon_citrinus_splendens_637.jpg)
CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Splendens'
the most vivid scarlet flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CALLISTEMON 'Inferno'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/callistemon_viminalis_inferno.jpg)
CALLISTEMON 'Inferno'
brilliant red.
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CALLISTEMON pallidus](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/callistemon_pallidus_639.jpg)
CALLISTEMON pallidus
cream coloured flowers and narrow leaves
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CALLISTEMON 'Red Rocket'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/callistemon_red_rocket.jpg)
CALLISTEMON 'Red Rocket'
(syn. C. 'Red Rock'). Bright red new growth and red flowers.
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CALLISTEMON rigidus](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/callistemon_rigidus_640a.jpg)
CALLISTEMON rigidus
hardy red bottlebrush which thrives in poor soils in full sun
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CALLISTEMON salignus](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/callistemon_salignus_641.jpg)
CALLISTEMON salignus
one of the hardiest of the bottlebrushes with narrow willow-like leaves and pale yellow flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CALLISTEMON sieberi](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/callistemon_sieberi_5093.jpg)
CALLISTEMON sieberi
(pityoides) - This is the hardiest species with narrow leaves and pale yellow flowers in short spikes
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CALLISTEMON viminalis](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/callistemon_viminalis~642.jpg)
CALLISTEMON viminalis
attractive weeping habit with bright red flowers. Had proved hardy at Burncoose
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CALLISTEMON viminalis 'Hot Pink'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/callistemon_viminalis_hot_pink.jpg)
CALLISTEMON viminalis 'Hot Pink'
bright pink
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CALLISTEMON viridiflorus 'Violaceus'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/callistemon_viridiflorus_violaceus_6847.jpg)
CALLISTEMON viridiflorus 'Violaceus'
narrow leaves and purplish red bottlebrush flowers
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