Lesser Bottlebrush | Callistemon phoeniceus
The Lesser Bottlebrush is an upright, rounded shrub with grey-green leaves and a slightly twisted form. The foliage contrasts with the many brilliant red flower spikes that appear over spring and summer.
A great street front verge tree. Attracts birds including black cockatoos.
The Lesser Bottlebrush is an upright, rounded shrub with grey-green leaves and a slightly twisted form. The foliage contrasts with the many brilliant red flower spikes that appear over spring and summer.
A great street front verge tree. Attracts birds including black cockatoos.
The Lesser Bottlebrush is an upright, rounded shrub with grey-green leaves and a slightly twisted form. The foliage contrasts with the many brilliant red flower spikes that appear over spring and summer.
A great street front verge tree. Attracts birds including black cockatoos.
TYPE
Shrub to small tree
SIZE
up to 6 metres high, 2-5 metres wide
USES
Verge tree, bird attracting, windbreaks
POSITION
Prefers full sun but can tolerate part shade
CARE
Fertilise in Spring with a low-phosphorus organic fertiliser. Responds well to a prune after flowering
FOUND NATURALLY
Albany, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Brookton, Broomehill-Tambellup, Coorow, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Cue, Cunderdin, Dandaragan, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Dundas, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Jerramungup, Kalamunda, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kojonup, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Leonora, Manjimup, Menzies, Morawa, Mount Magnet, Mount Marshall, Mundaring, Murchison, Narrogin, Northam, Northampton, Perth, Plantagenet, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Sandstone, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Tammin, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wagin, West Arthur, Westonia, Wickepin, Woodanilling, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York
