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Please note once despatched, your delivery may take 1-3 days due to the high volume with the couriers. Your plants will be fine during this time.
Full plant information & availability is shown online.
The nursery is now open to the public between 10am and 4pm. Please follow instructions on site, card payments only, no cash. Click and collect is also available.
THE CAFE & GARDENS ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Last updated 14/05/20 10:00.
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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
Further Reading....
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Evergreen - narrowly lance-shaped, pale green leaves to 10cm (4in) long
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Yellow - pale yellow -
Height - 5-12m (15-40ft) -
Spread - 3-5m (10-15ft)
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Tall Shrub - erect to spreading shrub or small tree with papery white bark
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Tender - cool or frost free greenhouse - Tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen. Except in frost-free inner-city areas or coastal extremities requires glasshouse conditions. Plant can withstand temperatures down to 1°C (34°F) - use loam-based compost JI No.2 in full light -
Against a wall
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Full sun -
Additional Features - Ornamental bark -
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Pests & Diseases - red spider mites, mealy bugs, scale insects under glass. -
Place of origin - Australia (South Australia, New South Wales). -
Resistant to honey fungus - These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Flower Shape - Spikes - - 3-5cm (1¼-2in) long
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Hardiness - Half hardy (down to 0) -
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Seasonal Interest - Autumn -
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil -
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Neutral to acid soil
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Tree Shape - Rounded to broadly columnar -
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Callistemon - Growing Guide
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5-12m (15-40ft)
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