Callistemon phoeniceus
LESSER BOTTLEBRUSH, FIERY BOTTLEBRUSH
Myrtaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
2.5m
Plant habit
 
4m

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Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, coastal & bush designs

Uses: formal screen, informal screen, formal hedge, windbreak

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: bird attracting

 
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Callistemon phoeniceus
LESSER BOTTLEBRUSH, FIERY BOTTLEBRUSH
Myrtaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
2.5m
Plant habit
 
4m

FEATURES

Flowers: red

Flowering Time: early spring to late summer

Leaves: blue-green


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, coastal & bush designs

Uses: formal screen, informal screen, formal hedge, windbreak

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: bird attracting






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