Callistemon viminalis Standard
- Incredible bright red bottlebrush flowers all summer and into autumn.
- An expertly grown standard with evergreen foliage, an ideal focal point in a patio pot.
- Irresistible to bees, butterflies and a host of other insects, bringing wildlife into your garden.
- Half-hardy, so provide winter protection in colder, windier spots.
- Supplied as an established standard tree in a 22cm pot, 1.2-1.4m (4-4½ft) tall, growing to 1.5m (5ft) tall and 1.2m (4ft) wide, depending on pruning.
Product Description
Better known as the Bottlebrush tree, Callistemon is a completely unique and striking plant.
Expertly grown in standard ‘lollipop’ form, it is a stunning evergreen tree with the most incredible flowers throughout summer and into autumn. These unique blooms give the plant its name, exploding in profusion and looking just like bright red bottlebrushes. Bees, butterflies and a host of other insects will find the nectar rich flowers irresistible too!
The young foliage is flushed with pink before maturing to dark green, carrying a lemon fragrance that’s released when you brush past it or crush the leaves, and in this standard form, this Callistemon will look superb all year round.
Callistemon with thrive in a warm, sunny location and is ideal for bringing height to beds and borders, and a real statement when planted in pots on the patio, or either side of a door, this is an outstanding addition to your garden.
Supplied as an established standard tree in a 22cm pot, 1.3-1.4m (4-4½ft) tall, growing to 1.5m (5ft) tall and 1.2m (4ft) wide, depending on pruning.
What Is Supplied
Plant Information
Top Tips
- Callistemon will flower best when grown in full sun in moist but well drained soil in a sheltered position away from cold winds.
Care Guide
Planting Advice for Callistemon Bottlebrush
- Generally unfussy as to soil, poor soil benefits from the addition of plenty of organic matter.
- Once established plants don't need special attention and are generally problem-free.
- Pot-grown trees can be planted at any time of the year as long as the soil is not waterlogged or frozen.
- Dig a square planting hole 3 x wider than the roots of the shrub you're planting and mix some well-rotted compost or manure with the soil from the hole and use this to re-fill once the shrub is in place.
- Before planting soak container-grown shrubs thoroughly and allow to drain.
- Remove your Callistemon from its pot and tease out a few of the roots.
- Add Mycorrhizal fungi to the roots when planting to help plants establish quicker.
- Place your tree in the hole at the same level at the pot, refill, firm, and water well.
- Mulch around the base of the plant.
- Plants can also be grown in a pot using a good quality soil-based compost.
Aftercare Advice for your Bottlebrush
- Although drought-tolerant, Callistemon requires regular watering.
- Feed with a general-purpose liquid feed in the growing season and top dress in the spring.
- Callistemon can get out of hand under glass so restrictive pruning may be necessary to keep their shape.
- Half-hardy in the UK, so in very exposed sites, a fleece cover and mulch will be required to see them safely through the winter, or potted plants can be moved to a cool conservatory or greenhouse.
Pruning Advice for Callistemon
- Lightly prune after flowering to keep them under control, cutting just behind the spent bloom.
- Callistemons in general don't like hard-pruning, so just remove spent flowerheads immediately after flowering, or trim new growth to maintain shape.
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