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    CALLISTEMON
    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.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • 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
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice

    varieties
    CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Perth Pink'
    Clear pink flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    CALLISTEMON citrinus 'Splendens'
    The most vivid scarlet flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    CALLISTEMON 'Inferno'
    Bottlebrush
    Brilliant red.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    CALLISTEMON pallidus
    Lemon bottlebrush
    cream coloured flowers and narrow leaves
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    Notify me
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    CALLISTEMON salignus 'Honey Pot'
    Pale creamy-yellow.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    CALLISTEMON viminalis 'Hot Pink'
    Bright pink
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    CALLISTEMON viminalis 'Rose Opal'
    Deep pink-red bottlebrush flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50

    Useful extras...

    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
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Blood, Fish & Bone
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Grow Your Own
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
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