If you want to add lushness and showy red flowers to your garden, Callistemon is the perfect plant! You can grow it in gardens, patios, terraces ... Xeriscape.
Evergreen shrub of 1-3m. Dark green lanceolate leaves. Bright red flowers that grow in a brush-like spike between the leaves. Its flowers attract birds. Once it has flowered, its flowers should be pruned, to achieve greater flowering until fall.
They like fertile, well-drained soils. It tolerates drought, coastal areas and high humidity. Once established it is resistant to almost all conditions. Resistant to saline winds.
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| Flowering |
| Attracts Wildlife | Birds |
|---|---|
| Climate Zone | Mediterranean |
| Flower colour | Red |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Foliage color | Green |
| Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy (-15ºC) |
| Plant use | Balcony & Courtyard, Baskets & Containers, Coastal garden, Gardening |
| Soil - Moisture | Well-drained |
| Soil - Ph | No preference |
| Soil - Type | Fertile |
| Sunlight - Exposure | Sun |
| Watering | Little |