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Callistemon are outstanding evergreen shrubs which have spikes of flowers that resemble a bottlebrush. Most of the flowers are varied shades of red or pink, with the odd exception of lighter colours. The unusual flowers appear in summer and are a great choice for attracting wildlife to your garden. The leaves are lancelot shaped and are varied shades of green.
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Callistemon Captain Cook
Bottlebrush
Common Name: BottlebrushLatin Name: Callistemon viminalis 'Captain Cook'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: Summer / Large red flower spikes.Hardiness: Hardy (May need frost protection in harsh winters)Eventual height/spread: 1.8m x 1.6mSpecial features: Small compact shrub with a slightly weeping habit. (Evergreen)Callistemon 'Captain Cook' is one of the most popular bottlebrush cultivars. A low-growing shrub with spreading to weeping branches. Large red flower spikes are produced abundantly from spring to summer
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Callistemon Hannah Ray
Weeping Bottlebrush
Common Name: Weeping BottlebrushLatin Name: Callistemon viminalis 'Hannah Ray'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: Late Spring /Large bright red flower spikes.Hardiness: Hardy (May need frost protection in harsh winters)Eventual height/spread: 4m x 3mSpecial features: Attractive weeping habit (Evergreen)Hannah Ray is a tall shrub with pendulous branches. The leaves are narrow-lanceolate saped and new growth is bright pink. The large, bright red flower spikes appear in late spring.
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Callistemon Red Clusters
Australian Bottlebrush
Common Name: Australian BottlebrushLatin Name: Callistemon 'Red Clusters'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: Summer/Crimson red flower spikes.Hardiness: Hardy (May need frost protection in harsh winters)Eventual height/spread: 2.5m x 2mSpecial features: Densely crowded spikes of red bottle-brush flowers in summer. (Evergreen)The 'Australian Bottlebrush' has a vigorous, rounded habit. The 6cm long lanceolate leaves are evergreen and new shoots emerge pink. Masses of crimson red flower spikes with gold anthers appear in summer.
Callistemon rigidus
Stiff Bottlebrush
Common Name: Stiff BottlebrushLatin Name: Callistemon rigidusSoil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: July-September / Bright red bottlebrush-like flowersHardiness: Hardy (May need frost protection in harsh winters)Eventual height/spread: 2m x 1.5mSpecial features: Dark red cylindrical flowers from July-September. (Evergreen)This Bottlebrush has a bushy growth habit with stiff stems and stiff linear shaped leaves. This variety will do well when planted in well-drained soil. In the summer this Callistemon will bloom sporting spectacular bright red bottlebrush-like flowers that are great for attracting butterflies and other insects. After bloom the Bottlebrush will have button-like seed capsules. A great choice for adding colour to your garden.
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Callistemon salignus
Willow Bottlebrush
Common Name: Willow BottlebrushLatin Name: Callistemon salignusSoil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: June to July/Yellowish-white flower spikes.Hardiness: Hardy (May need frost protection in harsh winters)Eventual height/spread: 3m x 2mSpecial features: Dense medium sized evergreen with long narrow grey leaves.Willow Bottlebrush is perhaps the largest of the Callistemon family. This Bottlebrush is unique in others ways, the bark is pale in colour and has the look of paper. The flower spikes may be anything from white through yellow, chartreuse or the pink and red tones, paired to small, light green leaves. This evergreen shrub or small tree gets its species name citrinus from the lemony smelling oil glands present in the olive green, lance-shaped leaves.
Callistemon Splendens
Crimson Bottlebrush
Common Name: Crimson BottlebrushLatin Name: Callistemon citrinus 'Splendens'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: June to July/Splendid crimson-red, brush-like flower spikes.Hardiness: Hardy (May need frost protection in harsh winters)Eventual height/spread: 2m x 1.5mSpecial features: leaves release a delicious lemon scentThis crimson bottlebrush plant makes an eye-catching specimen for a sunny shrub border with its silky, pinkish-red young shoots, which turn dark green with age. The leaves release a delicious lemon scent when crushed which adds a further interest. The bright red flower spikes are bottlebrush-like and appear in summer. A great shrub which will add colour and aroma to your garden.
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