PLANTS OF BOTTLEBRUSH ’KINGS PARK SPECIAL’ - CALLISTEMON CITRINUS
Ornamental shrub for gardens, terraces, patios, flowerbeds and hedges. Pot plant. One of the best Bottlebrush plants, easy to grow and hardy for a range of soil types and positions.
Once it has blossomed, take off flowers so that it blossoms until autumn. It can be prune to shape. Fertile and well-drained soils. Very hardy, drought and salty winds resistant.
Evergreen shrub 3-5m tall. Green-greyish lanceolate leaves. Bright red brush flowers.
Dig a hole at least two or three times as wide and deep as the root ball. Take out the plant from the container and loosen roots to allow them to spread out in all direction. Cut possible broken roots. Mix the soil extracted with a substrate and fill part of the hole with the mixture obtained. Place the plant in the hole and cover with the remaining mixture. Compact the soil around the plant and water thoroughly.
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| Attracts Wildlife | Birds |
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| Climate Zone | Mediterranean, Temperate maritime, Warm areas |
| Flower colour | Red |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Fragrant | Foliage |
| Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy |
| Plant use | Balcony & Courtyard, Baskets & Containers, Clump, Coastal garden, Cottage garden, Edges, Gardening, Low maintenance garden, Singular, Urban garden, Wild garden |
| Soil - Moisture | Well-drained |
| Soil - Ph | Neutral |
| Soil - Type | Fertile, Potting mix |
| Sunlight - Exposure | Sun |
| Watering | Moderate |
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