Bottlebrush

Betka Beauty

aka Bottlebrush Bottlebrush. Looking for a breath-taking red for your garden? Then plant a hedge or screen of Betka Beauty and you’ll get just that. It will thrive in full sun in most soils, cool to warm climates and coastal or inland is fine too. Reliable and easy to grow. Clip off spent flowers in early summer. Flower colour: Red. Habit: Shrub. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Candy Floss

aka Bottlebrush A hardy, evergreen shrub with light pink, bottle brush flowers from Spring through to Autumn. Tolerates frost and drought and will grow in almost any type of soil. Prefers full sun or morning shade and afternoon sun. Prune for shape and size after flowering. Flower colour: Pink. Habit: Shrub. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Captain Cook

aka Bottlebrush This little Bottlebrush has a naturally cascading habit and is ideal for cascading over walls and banks. The green foliage has attractive new red shoots and in spring the whole bush is a mass of bright red 'brush' flowers. Likes the sun and protection from harsh frost. Evergreen. Flower colour: Red. Habit: Shrub. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Citrinus

aka Bottlebrush A robust evergreen shrub that flowers prolifically producing high volumes of crimson red spikes almost all year round. Prefers light to medium soils in a moist sunny position. Prune after flowering to maintain for shape and size. Good for home gardens and will withstand coastal conditions. Bird attracting for the nectar in the bottle brush flowers. Frosty hardy. Flower colour: Red. Habit: Shrub. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Citrinus Violet

aka Bottlebrush Bottlebrush. Violet bottlebrush flowers early summer, slim green (Bottle brush) lemon scented leaves, wind/ drought tolerant plants, 4m Flower colour: Purple. Habit: Shrub. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Genoa Glory

aka Bottlebrush Bottlebrush. If you’re wanting a mid-sized shrub for screening or hedging, or a cluster to catch the eye at the bottom of the garden, Genoa Glory will do the trick. Spring see's it loaded with purple-pink brushes that have a lustre you’d expect to see in a gem. reliable and easy to grow. Clip off the spent flowers in early summer each year. Evergreen Flower colour: Purple. Habit: Shrub. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Great Balls of Fire

An erect bushy plant which produces regular flushes of cerise new growth. The appearance of this new growth gives the effect that the plant is a ball of fire. Useful specimen but also ideal hedging plant. Regular pruning through the growth season will encourage the new growth. Plant in sunny well drained soils. Flower colour: Red. Leaves: Evergreen, Red.

Hot Pink

aka Bottlebrush An Australian native shrub with shiny green leaves and bright pink bottle brush flowers in late spring. Occasional flowers in autumn. Plant in full sun and well drained soil. Prune after flowering if required. Flower colour: Pink. Habit: Shrub. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

John Mashlan

aka Bottlebrush Bottlebrush - Pink. A very pretty shrub with candy-floss pink brush like flowers that appear from spring through to autumn. Birds, bees and butterflies love the flowers. Easy to grow in a sunny spot but needs protection from harsh frost. Trim lightly after flowering. Evergreen. Flower colour: Pink. Habit: Shrub. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Kings Park Special

aka Bottlebrush Bottlebrush. Discovered in Kings Park Perth Australia hence the name. Green foliage and a nice rounded habit. Simply smothers itself if bright crimson 'brushes' in spring-summer. Likes a sunny spot and protection from harsh frost. Evergreen. Flower colour: Red. Habit: Shrub. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Little John

aka Bottlebrush A compact, dwarf form of the ever popular Australian 'Bottle Brush'. Masses of dark red flowers in summer that attract birds. Loves the sun and good drainage and will be quite drought tolerant once established. Tidy grey-green stiff foliage. Could be used as a hedge. Flower colour: Red. Habit: Shrub. Leaves: Evergreen, Blue.

MacArthur

aka Bottlebrush Bottlebrush. Semi dwarf with masses of red flowers. This hybrid has all the benefits from it's parents: Plentiful flowers and vigour from Captain Cook combined with smaller stature from Little John. MacArthur is an easy to grow well-behaved plant for any position in your garden. Evergreen. PVR.LC01 Flower colour: Red. Habit: Shrub. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Matthew Flinders

A small, evergreen shrub with a natural rounded form with narrow green leaves and dark, crimson-red bottlebrush flowers that appear Spring through to late Autumn. Plant in full sun to light shade. Suitable for growing in coastal areas and tolerates periods of drought. Attracts bees and nectar-feeding birds. Flower colour: Red. Habit: Shrub. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Mr Foster

aka Bottlebrush A striking large shrub with very large dark red bottlebrush flowers on arching branches throughout the year. Will tolerate most well drained soils in full sun. Trim lightly to maintain shape and size in Spring. Ideal for attracting birds into the garden to feed on their nectar. Evergreen. Flower colour: Red. Habit: Shrub. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Pallidus

aka Lemon Bottlebrush Young growth is often attractively covered with dense silky hairs, later becoming smooth. The lemon flowers are borne in profusion throughout spring. Prune to maintain size and shape and to encourage flower production. Great as a specimen or screen plant. Mulching and feeding in spring and autumn is beneficial. Evergreen. Flower colour: Yellow. Leaves: Evergreen.

Red Alert

aka Bottlebrush A compact Callistemon with vibrant, deep red new growth. It is a great low maintenance and more drought tolerant alternative to Photinia. Red Alert needs less pruning to establish a hedge and maintains the red growth for longer and has it in spring and autumn. Rarely if ever flowers. PVR.KPS38 Flower colour: Red. Habit: Shrub. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Red Cluster

aka Bottlebrush A robust and easy to grow evergreen shrub with stiff green foliage. Masses of crimson 'bottle-brushes' appear at the end of each branch from spring through to autumn. Loved by the birds and the bees. Likes a warm position with protection from harsh frost but generally undemanding. Flower colour: Red. Habit: Shrub. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Rocky Rambler

aka Bottlebrush Bottle Brush. A spreading low growing form of this popular Australian shrub. During the summer it smothers itself with bright red 'bottle brush' flowers that are tinged with gold. Loves hot dry areas and happy on the coast. Quite drought tolerant once established. Evergreen. Members of the Callistemon family or 'Bottle Brush' as they are commonly known do not like too much fertilizer. The safest way to give them some nutrients is with a slow release product but remember in this case 'less is more'. Flower colour: Red. Habit: Groundcover. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Slim

aka Bottlebrush A unique variety with a narrow growth habit producing a slimline upright form with the usual classic large red bottlebrush flowers. Ideal for fence lines or narrow gardens. Likes a sunny position with moist, well-drained soils. Hardy, adaptable, soil tolerant and occasional water-logging. Evergreen PVR.CV01 Flower colour: Red. Habit: Shrub. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Viminalis

aka Bottlebrush Weeping bottlebrush. A robust and easy to grow evergreen shrub with stiff green foliage and masses of bright red 'bottle-brushes' in summer and autumn. Loved by the birds and the bees. Likes a warm position with protection from harsh frost but generally undemanding. Flower colour: Red. Habit: Shrub. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.