The Comet Series cultivars are small and early bloomers, producing abundant, double flowers in wide color palette. This fast grower originally found it’s home on rocky slopes and poor soils in China. Slightly resembling a chrysanthemum, the flowers may be […]
Callistemon viridiflorus ( Green Bottlebrush )
Green Bottlebrush is of smaller stature, about five or six feet at maturity, with abundant, chartruese flower spikes and small, but profuse, deep green leaves. Spring to summer flowers are terminal, axillary, and yellow-green colored. Plant in neutral to acid, […]
Callistemon viminalis ( Weeping Bottlebrush )
Weeping Bottlebrush is a larger cultivar, up to thirty feet or more, with a tendency to a weeping appearance. Small, deep green leaves are paired to quite sizable, scarlet flower spikes. This evergreen shrub or small tree gets its species […]
Callistemon viminalis ( Rose Opal Bottlebrush )
‘Rose Opal’ is much smaller and more compact than species, reaching to around six feet in height. The flower spikes open in deep crimson but fade to a pinker hue. Spring to summer flowers are terminal, axillary, and crimson colored. […]
Callistemon viminalis ( Captain Cook Bottlebrush )
‘Captain Cook’ bears brilliant scarlet flower spikes. This evergreen shrub or small tree gets its species name citrinus from the lemony smelling oil glands present in the olive green, lance-shaped leaves. Spring to summer flowers are terminal, axillary, and crimson […]
Callistemon subulatus ( Tonghi Bottlebrush )
Tonghi Bottlebrush is another smaller cultivar bearing small, brilliant green leaves and petite, crimson flower spikes. In maturity this cultivar may only reach to four or five feet in height.This evergreen shrub or small tree gets its species name citrinus […]
Callistemon speciosus ( Albany Bottlebrush )
Albany Bottlebrush produces long, forest green leaves and large, vermillion flower spikes in abundance. This evergreen shrub or small tree gets its species name citrinus from the lemony smelling oil glands present in the olive green, lance-shaped leaves. Spring to […]
Callistemon sieberi ( Alpine Bottlebrush )
C. sieberi is quite a small cultivar rarely reaching more that six feet in height. Small, emerald green leaves are paired to pale yellow flower spikes.This evergreen shrub or small tree gets its species name citrinus from the lemony smelling […]
Callistemon salignus ( White Bottlebrush )
White Bottlebrush, sometimes known as Willow Bottlebrush is perhaps the largest of the Callistemon family reaching heights of up to fifty feet in maturity. White Bottlebrush is unique in others ways, the bark is pale in color and has the […]
Callistemon rigidus ( Stiff Bottlebrush )
C. rigidus produces stiff growth with large, deep green leaves and abundant small, dark red flower spikes. This cultivar is unlikely to reach more than seven or eight feet in height at maturity.This evergreen shrub or small tree gets its […]
