WALLUM BOTTLEBRUSH Callistemon pachyphyllus Seeds

Common Name: Wallum Bottlebrush
Plant Height: 2
Plant Spread: 1 5
Use: informal hedge, windbreak
Soil Moisture: Extended dry to Occasional flood
Sunlight: hot overhead sun
Design: Suits mediterranean, coastal amp; bush designs
Plant Origins: Australia, NSW, QLD
Flower Colour: red or green
Garden Type: shrub
Plant Seasonality: Evergreen

The flowers are usually crimson but sometimes greenish yellow They are arranged in spikes on the ends of branches that continue to grow after flowering and also on the sides of the branches

Bush food : bottlebrush flowers have a sweet nectar which can either be consumed by sucking on the flowers or by soaking the flowers in water to make a sweet drink