LightFull sun
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Bottlebrush (Callistemon)
Callistemon lanceolatus
Graceful weeping branches tipped with brilliant scarlet brush flowers that pull in sunbirds and bees. A tough, fast, free-flowering small avenue and garden tree for gates, borders and roadside planting — field-grown bag trees in uniform lots.
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In stockAvailable sizes3 ft – 10 ft
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Plant guide
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Growing characteristics and practical care notes.
WaterLow to moderate
Mature height3–6 m
Growth habitDense rounded shrub or small tree
- Mature height
- 3–6 m
- Growth habit
- Dense rounded shrub or small tree
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Foliage
- Evergreen, narrow leaves
- Flowers / fruit
- Red bottlebrush flowers; small capsules later
- Light
- Full sun
- Watering
- Low to moderate
- Soil
- Well-drained sandy or loamy soil; drought-tolerant
Plant information sources:NC State Extension