Nursery · Weeping Bottlebrush
Callistemon viminalis 'Better John'
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Callistemon viminalis 'Better John'

Weeping Bottlebrush

Grown by Andreasens.

Size
Varies by species
Water
Low once established
Light
Full sun to part shade
Growth
Moderate to fast
$7.25 / 140mm (inc. GST)
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Yard pickup

16 New Canterbury Rd, Petersham. Ready same day.

Sydney delivery

$85 flat, delivered on our trucks within 48hrs.

Plant health guarantee

Replace or refund within 60 days.

Planting service

Installed and mulched on request.

On the plant

Why we specify it.

Melaleuca viminalis, also referred to as Callistemon viminalis in Australia and commonly known as weeping bottlebrush, creek bottlebrush or drooping bottlebrush, is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, and is endemic to eastern Australia but naturalised in other states and introduced to some other countries. It is a multi-trunked, large shrub or tree with hard bark, often pendulous foliage and large numbers of bright red bottlebrush flowers in spring a

Growing conditions

Care sheet.

Sun
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Free-draining, low phosphorus
Water
Low once established
Growth rate
Moderate to fast
Mature size
Varies by species

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