Natures Nectar®

Name: Callistemon Bottlebrush Little John 180MM
SKU: CALLIJ18S
Price: 12.00 AUD
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Callistemon Bottlebrush Little John 180MM

Callistemon – Bottlebrush ‘Little John’ – 180MM

(Not currently available to be ordered)

I am Callistemon LIttle John. My family originated from Australia

Botanic Name: Callistemon viminalis ‘Little John’

**Bushy – Compact Dwarf Form**
I am an evergreen native with eye catching masses of dark wine red, bottle-brush flowers with contrasting bright yellow tipped stamens through spring, offset against naturally compact bluish-green foliage. I am an easy-to-grow, naturally dense dwarf rounded shrub requiring no pruning or other maintenance to look my best year on year. I tolerate most soils and climate conditions and am a good choice for heavy or sometimes waterlogged soils. My flowers attract nectar feeding birds and my dense form protective habitat.

	Full Sun (6+ hours of direct sun)
	Height: 1m Width: 1m
	I tolerate dryness and require minimal water once established
	Australian Native
	I thrive in most soils even heavy ones that can become waterlogged

I am popular and will make you happy because…

	I attract nectar-loving birds into your garden
	I produce a profuse dark red flower spikes during spring and summer set against compact blue/green foliage
	I am a hardy plant, adaptable to most conditions

in pots and other containers
in garden beds and general landscaping
to be cut flowers to be enjoyed indoors
as a screening hedge
in coastal conditions
in boggy conditions

Tips for success…

	Low maintenance I typcically develop an even rounded form without pruning
	Plant me 60cm apart
	100% Recyclable Pot and Label Most pots and labels made from 100% recycled polypropylene

Plant family: Myrtaceae

Other names:

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