Callistemon salignus
WILLOW BOTTLEBRUSH
Myrtaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen tree

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to occasionally flooded

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

Tolerances: moderate wind, second line salt wind, medium soil salinity, light frost
12m
Plant habit
 
6m

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Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, coastal & bush designs

Uses: formal screen, informal screen, standard, street tree, shade tree, windbreak, soil binding

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: bird attracting

 
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Callistemon salignus
WILLOW BOTTLEBRUSH
Myrtaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen tree

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to occasionally flooded

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

Tolerances: moderate wind, second line salt wind, medium soil salinity, light frost
12m
Plant habit
 
6m

FEATURES

Flowers: white & yellow, pink or red

Flowering Time: early spring to late spring

Leaves: mid green; pink-bronze new leaves

Bark & Stems: papery bark


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, coastal & bush designs

Uses: formal screen, informal screen, standard, street tree, shade tree, windbreak, soil binding

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: bird attracting






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