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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.
Further Reading....
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Evergreen - trees and shrubs. Cylindrical to lance-shaped leaves.
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Against a wall - a sheltered site at the base of a house wall is ideal.
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Additional Features - Good to know - tolerates hard pruning when established. -
Pests & Diseases - red spider mites, mealy bugs and scale insects under glass. -
Place of origin - Australia. -
Resistant to honey fungus - These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Garden Location/Conditions - Greenhouse / 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
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil
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Neutral to acid soil
Buy Varieties of CALLISTEMON
CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Little John' >
Commonly known as: Crimson bottlebrush.
Miniature habit, deep red flowers
CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Red Cluster' >
Commonly known as: Bottlebrush.
Compact growing with deep scarlet flowers
CALLISTEMON pallidus >
Commonly known as: Lemon bottlebrush.
cream coloured flowers and narrow leaves
CALLISTEMON rigidus >
Commonly known as: Stiff bottlebrush.
Hardy red bottlebrush which thrives in poor soils in full sun
CALLISTEMON salignus >
Commonly known as: White bottlebrush, Willow-leafed bottlebrush.
One of the hardiest of the bottlebrushes with narrow willow-like leaves and pale yellow flowers
CALLISTEMON sieberi >
Commonly known as: Alpine bottlebrush.
(pityoides) - This is the hardiest species with narrow leaves and pale yellow flowers in short spikes
CALLISTEMON viminalis >
Commonly known as: Weeping bottlebrush.
Attractive weeping habit with bright red flowers. Had proved hardy at Burncoose
Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50
