Most loved for its soft pink to creamy-yellow bottlebrush flowers and fine-textured evergreen foliage, often found along waterways.
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Callistemon sieberi handles what most shrubs cannot. The River Bottlebrush grows naturally in stream beds that flood and then dry out completely, so it tolerates both extended inundation and hard drought, which makes it invaluable along drainage lines and in problem corners.
Callistemon sieberi grows to 2 to 3 metres tall and spreads 3 to 5 metres wide at 30 to 60 centimetres per year, forming a broad dense shrub with fine narrow foliage. Soft cream to pale yellow bottlebrush flowers appear through spring and summer, attracting honeyeaters and native bees.
This Australian native is frost hardy, surviving heavy and frequent frost without damage, and tolerates poor and rocky soils. It grows in full sun and is widely used in riparian revegetation, erosion control and low-maintenance civic planting.
About Callistemon sieberi
It grows to 2 to 3 metres tall and spreads 3 to 5 metres wide, forming a broad dense shrub. It is wider than it is tall, unlike most upright bottlebrushes.
Yes. It grows naturally in stream beds that flood periodically and then dry out, so it handles both inundation and drought better than almost any other shrub.
Flowers are soft cream to pale yellow, sometimes with a pink tinge, and are more delicate in tone than the vivid reds of most bottlebrushes.
Yes. It is frost hardy and survives heavy and frequent frost without damage, which suits it to cold inland and tablelands districts.
Along drainage lines, creek banks, dam edges and low-lying corners where water sits after rain, and in erosion control and riparian revegetation planting.
Yes. The nectar-rich flowers are worked by honeyeaters and native bees, and the dense low branching provides shelter for small birds.
Plant 2 to 3 metres apart for a continuous mass or bank stabilisation planting, allowing for its broad spreading habit.
| Pot / bag size | Width | Depth |
|---|---|---|
| 30cm Pot | 33cm | 30cm |
| 40cm/45L Pot | 44cm | 41.5cm |
| 50cm Pot / 70L Pot | 55cm | 41.8cm |
| 100L Bag | 50.6cm | 52.8cm |
| 150L Bag | 66cm | 55cm |
| 200L Bag | 71.5cm | 60.5cm |
| 300L Bag | 88cm | 63.8cm |
| 400L Bag | 99cm | 66cm |
| 500L Bag | 122cm | 66cm |
| 750L Bag | 134cm | 69cm |
| 1000L Bag | 146.3cm | 71.5cm |
| 2000L Bag | 176cm | 82.5cm |
General planting reference from our existing size guide. Actual containers can vary by supplier and batch; confirm exact dimensions if required.
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Callistemon sieberi handles what most shrubs cannot. The River Bottlebrush grows naturally in stream beds that flood and then dry out completely, so it tolerates both extended inundation and hard drought, which makes it invaluable along drainage lines and in problem corners.
Callistemon sieberi grows to 2 to 3 metres tall and spreads 3 to 5 metres wide at 30 to 60 centimetres per year, forming a broad dense shrub with fine narrow foliage. Soft cream to pale yellow bottlebrush flowers appear through spring and summer, attracting honeyeaters and native bees.
This Australian native is frost hardy, surviving heavy and frequent frost without damage, and tolerates poor and rocky soils. It grows in full sun and is widely used in riparian revegetation, erosion control and low-maintenance civic planting.
About Callistemon sieberi
It grows to 2 to 3 metres tall and spreads 3 to 5 metres wide, forming a broad dense shrub. It is wider than it is tall, unlike most upright bottlebrushes.
Yes. It grows naturally in stream beds that flood periodically and then dry out, so it handles both inundation and drought better than almost any other shrub.
Flowers are soft cream to pale yellow, sometimes with a pink tinge, and are more delicate in tone than the vivid reds of most bottlebrushes.
Yes. It is frost hardy and survives heavy and frequent frost without damage, which suits it to cold inland and tablelands districts.
Along drainage lines, creek banks, dam edges and low-lying corners where water sits after rain, and in erosion control and riparian revegetation planting.
Yes. The nectar-rich flowers are worked by honeyeaters and native bees, and the dense low branching provides shelter for small birds.
Plant 2 to 3 metres apart for a continuous mass or bank stabilisation planting, allowing for its broad spreading habit.
Evergreen (foliage year round)
Callistemon sieberi is expected to grow 30cm to 60cm per year (approx.).
Callistemon sieberi works in an:
Callistemon sieberi is an Evergreen (foliage year round) Tree
Mature Height: 2m to 3m (approx.)
Mature Width: 3m to 5m
Callistemon sieberi is expected to grow 30cm to 60cm per year (approx.).
Callistemon sieberi is expected to grow 30cm to 60cm per year (approx.).
They are considered to have a:
Is Callistemon sieberi frost tolerant?
Callistemon sieberi is Frost Hardy – Survives heavy and frequent frost without damage.
Callistemon sieberi produces soft cream to pale-yellow bottlebrush flowers from spring through summer. These lightly coloured blooms cluster along the branch tips, creating a gentle seasonal display that contrasts beautifully with its fine, willow-like foliage.
Does Callistemon sieberi flower?
Flowering Period:
Flower Type:
Flower Colour:
Yellow
Yes
Callistemon sieberi is Native to Eastern Australia, from Queensland through New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, where it grows naturally along rivers and streams.
Its nectar-rich flowers attract honeyeaters, native bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects, while its dense evergreen foliage provides shelter and nesting sites for small birds. The extended flowering season also supports pollinators when other nectar sources are limited.
Callistemon sieberi will thrive best in:
Callistemon sieberi performs best in well-drained sandy or loam soils and prefers slightly acidic to neutral conditions. It can tolerate poorer soils but may struggle in heavy clay or waterlogged positions unless improved with organic matter and coarse material to enhance drainage. Keep soil evenly moist during establishment, then gradually reduce watering as the tree matures and develops its excellent drought resilience.
Is Callistemon sieberi Drought tolerant?
As a young tree it requires regular watering, but once established Callistemon sieberi develops excellent drought tolerance. It performs reliably in dry, inland and coastal environments and maintains its graceful habit with minimal supplementary watering.
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Enriched Planting Mix is a certified organic blend of Pure Magic Compost, composted animal manure, gypsum, composted coarse bark and a wetting agent, bagged in 30L. It is built to be dug through existing garden soil at planting time rather than used on its own, and the gypsum is what sets it apart from a plain compost.
Gypsum helps break up heavy clay so water and roots can move through it, while the compost and manure return organic matter and nutrient to tired ground. The coarse bark holds structure and keeps air around the root zone, and the wetting agent keeps moisture in the soil longer after rain or watering.
Use it when planting trees, shrubs, roses, fruit trees and exotic garden plants, particularly into clay. Dig a hole twice the width of the pot and 7 centimetres deeper, then mix roughly one third planting mix through the excavated soil. Spread 7 centimetres of that improved soil in the base before setting the plant in.
About Enriched Planting Mix
It is a blend of Pure Magic Compost, composted animal manure, gypsum, composted coarse bark and a wetting agent. Each part has a job. The compost and manure supply organic matter and nutrient, the gypsum works on clay structure, the bark keeps air around the roots and the wetting agent holds moisture in the soil.
It suits exotic garden plants, including roses, ornamental and deciduous trees, fruit trees, shrubs and perennials, and it earns its keep most on heavy clay sites. It is a planting mix rather than a potting mix, so its job is improving soil at planting time. Phosphorus sensitive natives are the one clear exception.
No, not for the phosphorus sensitive ones. The composted animal manure in this blend lifts phosphorus well above what Proteaceae such as Banksia, Grevillea, Hakea and Protea will tolerate, and the result can be leaf burn, dieback and plant death. Use the Native Potting Mix for those species, or plant them into unimproved local soil.
Yes. It is a certified organic product with no chemical additives, which is why the manure and compost in it are fully composted rather than raw. That makes it sound around fruit trees and vegetable beds, and it means you are adding genuine organic matter to your soil rather than a synthetic conditioner.
Work on roughly one third planting mix to two thirds of the soil you dug out of the hole. For a shrub out of a 200 millimetre pot that is only a few litres. An advanced tree going into a large hole will take considerably more. Judge the quantity by the volume of the hole rather than the size of the plant.
It is not a potting mix and should not be used on its own in a container. The blend is designed to be diluted through garden soil, and used straight in a pot it holds too much water and settles badly. For containers, reach for a premium potting mix, or the native mix if you are potting natives.
Yes. Water the plant well several hours before you plant it, then water thoroughly again once the hole is backfilled and the soil firmed down. That first deep watering settles the improved soil around the root ball and drives out air pockets. Keep the water up over the first few months while the roots establish.
Enriched Planting Mix is a certified organic blend of Pure Magic Compost, composted animal manure, gypsum, composted coarse bark and a wetting agent, bagged in 30L. It is built to be dug through existing garden soil at planting time rather than used on its own, and the gypsum is what sets it apart from a plain compost.
Gypsum helps break up heavy clay so water and roots can move through it, while the compost and manure return organic matter and nutrient to tired ground. The coarse bark holds structure and keeps air around the root zone, and the wetting agent keeps moisture in the soil longer after rain or watering.
Use it when planting trees, shrubs, roses, fruit trees and exotic garden plants, particularly into clay. Dig a hole twice the width of the pot and 7 centimetres deeper, then mix roughly one third planting mix through the excavated soil. Spread 7 centimetres of that improved soil in the base before setting the plant in.
About Enriched Planting Mix
It is a blend of Pure Magic Compost, composted animal manure, gypsum, composted coarse bark and a wetting agent. Each part has a job. The compost and manure supply organic matter and nutrient, the gypsum works on clay structure, the bark keeps air around the roots and the wetting agent holds moisture in the soil.
It suits exotic garden plants, including roses, ornamental and deciduous trees, fruit trees, shrubs and perennials, and it earns its keep most on heavy clay sites. It is a planting mix rather than a potting mix, so its job is improving soil at planting time. Phosphorus sensitive natives are the one clear exception.
No, not for the phosphorus sensitive ones. The composted animal manure in this blend lifts phosphorus well above what Proteaceae such as Banksia, Grevillea, Hakea and Protea will tolerate, and the result can be leaf burn, dieback and plant death. Use the Native Potting Mix for those species, or plant them into unimproved local soil.
Yes. It is a certified organic product with no chemical additives, which is why the manure and compost in it are fully composted rather than raw. That makes it sound around fruit trees and vegetable beds, and it means you are adding genuine organic matter to your soil rather than a synthetic conditioner.
Work on roughly one third planting mix to two thirds of the soil you dug out of the hole. For a shrub out of a 200 millimetre pot that is only a few litres. An advanced tree going into a large hole will take considerably more. Judge the quantity by the volume of the hole rather than the size of the plant.
It is not a potting mix and should not be used on its own in a container. The blend is designed to be diluted through garden soil, and used straight in a pot it holds too much water and settles badly. For containers, reach for a premium potting mix, or the native mix if you are potting natives.
Yes. Water the plant well several hours before you plant it, then water thoroughly again once the hole is backfilled and the soil firmed down. That first deep watering settles the improved soil around the root ball and drives out air pockets. Keep the water up over the first few months while the roots establish.
Callistemon viminalis carries masses of vivid red bottlebrush flowers on gracefully weeping branches, and flowers heavily enough through spring and summer to colour an entire boundary. It is the classic weeping bottlebrush and among the most reliable nectar trees in Australian gardens.
Callistemon viminalis grows to 4 to 8 metres tall and 4 to 5 metres wide at 50 centimetres to 1 metre per year, which is fast. It can be run as a tall informal screen, lifted to a single trunk as a weeping feature tree, or mass planted for civic and rural screening.
This Australian native is frost hardy, surviving heavy and frequent frost without damage, and tolerates poor soils, extended dry and periodic waterlogging once established. It grows in full sun and needs only a trim after flowering to stay dense.
About Callistemon viminalis
It reaches 4 to 8 metres tall and 4 to 5 metres wide, developing a weeping habit with age. It can be maintained as a large shrub or trained to a single trunk as a small tree.
The heaviest flushes come through spring and summer, with sporadic flowering at other times of year. Flowering is dense enough to cover much of the canopy.
Fast, at 50 centimetres to 1 metre per year, which makes it one of the quicker native options for establishing a screen or feature tree.
Yes. The nectar-rich red flowers are heavily worked by honeyeaters, lorikeets and native bees, and the dense weeping branching shelters small birds.
Yes. It is frost hardy and survives heavy and frequent frost without damage, suiting it to inland tablelands as well as coastal gardens.
Yes. Callistemon viminalis naturally occurs along watercourses and handles periodic waterlogging better than most screening trees.
Plant 2 to 3 metres apart for a dense informal screen, or 4 to 5 metres apart as individual weeping feature trees.
Callistemon salignus flushes soft pink new growth over willow-like foliage several times a year, then carries cream to pale pink bottlebrush flowers through spring and summer. The Willow Bottlebrush gives more year-round colour than a plain green screening tree without asking for any extra care.
Callistemon salignus grows to 5 to 10 metres tall and 3 to 5 metres wide at 40 to 70 centimetres per year, with a dense upright habit and papery bark that develops character with age. It can be run as a tall privacy screen, a rural shelterbelt, or lifted to a single trunk as a feature tree.
This Australian native is frost hardy, surviving heavy and frequent frost without damage, and tolerates poor soils, extended dry and seasonal waterlogging once established. It grows in full sun and is widely used in civic and revegetation planting because it performs with almost no maintenance.
About Callistemon salignus
Callistemon salignus grows to 5 to 10 metres tall and 3 to 5 metres wide. It is one of the taller bottlebrushes and is often used where a screen needs real height rather than a low hedge.
It grows at 40 to 70 centimetres per year once established, forming a usable screen within three to four years in reasonable soil with water through the first two summers.
Flowers are cream to pale pink, appearing through spring and summer with sporadic flushes at other times. They are softer in tone than the vivid reds of most bottlebrushes.
New foliage emerges soft pink to bronze before hardening to green. Flushes occur several times through the growing season, and trimming triggers another, so a maintained plant carries colour for much of the year.
Yes. It is frost hardy and survives heavy and frequent frost without damage, which suits it to inland tablelands districts as well as coastal and lowland sites.
Yes. Callistemon salignus handles seasonal waterlogging better than most screening trees, which makes it useful along drainage lines, dam edges and low-lying paddock corners.
Plant 1.5 to 2 metres apart for a dense screen at this scale, or 3 to 4 metres apart as individual feature trees where the papery trunk can develop.
Callistemon citrinus x viminalis 'KPS' carries some of the largest and most intensely crimson bottlebrush flowers of any cultivar, held in heavy flushes through spring and summer against dense evergreen foliage. It is among the showiest bottlebrushes available and a reliable magnet for honeyeaters.
'KPS' grows to 3 to 5 metres tall and 2 to 3 metres wide at 50 to 80 centimetres per year, filling in densely from the base without needing to be clipped into shape. It works as a fast informal screen along a boundary, a mass planting in civic and rural landscapes, or a specimen in a large pot.
This Australian native is frost hardy, surviving heavy and frequent frost without damage, and tolerates poor soils, extended dry and periodic wet feet once established. It grows in full sun and asks for nothing beyond a light trim after each flowering flush.
About Callistemon 'KPS'
'KPS' grows to 3 to 5 metres tall and 2 to 3 metres wide with a dense habit. It can be held lower with a trim after flowering if a shorter screen is wanted.
'KPS' is a hybrid of Callistemon citrinus and Callistemon viminalis, selected for unusually large, deeply crimson flower spikes and dense foliage. It is one of the showiest bottlebrush cultivars grown.
The main flush is through spring and summer, with sporadic flowering at other times. Flowering is heavy enough to cover much of the canopy.
It grows at 50 to 80 centimetres per year once established, forming a usable screen within two to three years with regular water through the first summers.
Yes. The nectar-rich crimson flowers are worked heavily by honeyeaters, lorikeets and native bees, and the dense branching shelters smaller birds.
Yes. It is frost hardy and survives heavy and frequent frost without damage, suiting it to inland tablelands as well as coastal gardens.
Plant 1 to 1.5 metres apart for a dense informal screen, or 2 to 3 metres apart where each plant should read as an individual shrub.
Banksia integrifolia, the Coast Banksia, is one of Australia's toughest and most versatile native trees. Silvery-green foliage and bold golden cylindrical flower spikes from late summer through winter make it a striking feature, while its exceptional tolerance of salt, wind, and poor soils makes it a reliable performer where many trees fail.
Coast Banksia grows to 8-15 metres tall and 4-6 metres wide with an upright spreading canopy. The fast growth and hardy nature suit coastal screens, windbreaks, habitat plantings, and feature use across both coastal and inland gardens. The golden flower spikes are a major nectar source for honeyeaters, lorikeets, and native bees through the cooler months.
Coast Banksia is highly drought tolerant once established and thrives along the east coast from QLD to VIC, performing best in coastal sites, sandy soils, and full sun. It also grows well inland in well-drained conditions, and is low maintenance once established.
Coast Banksia or Sentinel? The standard Coast Banksia grows 8-15m with a broad spreading canopy, suited to larger gardens, coastal screens, and feature use in spacious settings. Its compact cultivar Sentinel reaches just 4-6m with a narrow upright form, ideal for small gardens, narrow planting strips, and modern landscapes. Both share the same silver foliage and golden flower spikes.
About Banksia integrifolia Coast Banksia
Coast Banksia grows to 8-15 metres tall with a spreading canopy 4-6 metres wide.
Coast Banksia is fast-growing, adding 60cm to 1 metre per year once established in well-drained soil.
Yes. Banksia integrifolia is one of Australia's most coastal-tolerant native trees, handling salt spray, sandy soils, and strong winds with ease.
Yes. The golden cylindrical flower spikes are a major nectar source for native honeyeaters, lorikeets, rainbow bees and pollinators through autumn and winter.
Yes. Coast Banksia is highly drought tolerant once established and prefers well-drained soils with minimal supplementary water.
Coast Banksia thrives along the east coast from QLD to VIC, performing best in coastal sites, sandy soils, and full sun positions. It also grows well inland in well-drained conditions.
Standard Coast Banksia grows 8-15m with a broad spreading canopy. 'Sentinel' is a compact upright cultivar reaching just 4-6m, better suited to small gardens, narrow planting strips, and feature use.
Grevillea x 'Moonlight' carries very large creamy-white toothbrush flower spikes almost continuously through the year, each one up to 20 centimetres long and heavily worked by honeyeaters. Few native shrubs flower this hard for this long.
'Moonlight' grows to 4 to 6 metres tall but only around 2 metres wide at 20 to 40 centimetres per year, giving a tall narrow frame clothed in fine silver-green divided foliage. That upright habit suits narrow garden beds, screening along a fence line, or a single feature in a large pot.
This Australian native grows in full sun to part shade, tolerates light to moderate frost once established, and is highly drought tolerant. It needs free-draining soil and low-phosphorus feeding, and rewards a light prune after each main flowering flush with denser growth.
About Grevillea 'Moonlight'
'Moonlight' grows to 4 to 6 metres tall and only around 2 metres wide, giving an unusually tall narrow form for a grevillea. It suits narrow beds and screening positions.
'Moonlight' flowers close to year round, with the heaviest flushes in spring and autumn. The large creamy-white toothbrush spikes can reach 20 centimetres long.
Yes. The nectar-rich flowers are a magnet for honeyeaters and other nectar-feeding birds, and the dense fine foliage provides shelter for smaller species.
It grows at a moderate 20 to 40 centimetres per year, reaching a usable screening height within four to five years in a warm free-draining position.
It requires free-draining soil and will not tolerate waterlogging. Use only low-phosphorus native fertiliser, as grevilleas and other Proteaceae are damaged by high-phosphorus formulations.
Yes. Once established it is highly drought tolerant and needs only occasional deep watering through extended dry spells.
Yes. A light prune after each main flowering flush keeps the plant dense and prevents it becoming leggy at the base. Avoid cutting back hard into bare old wood.
Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Balls' is Star Jasmine grown and clipped into a dense evergreen sphere. The small glossy leaves sit tight on a woody framework, holding a clean rounded outline year round. White pinwheel flowers open in spring and carry a strong sweet scent right across a courtyard.
Ball specimens hold at about 1 to 1.5 metres tall and wide with light clipping. Full sun to part shade suits them, in any free draining soil. Growth is slow to moderate at 30 to 50 centimetres a year. They handle coastal exposure, light frost and dry spells once the roots are down.
Repeat them along a driveway, either side of an entry, or in pots on a terrace where a formal shape is wanted straight away. They read as structure in a planting scheme without the height of a hedge, and because the form is already trained, a new garden looks settled from the day it goes in.
About Star Jasmine Balls
They are Trachelospermum jasminoides, the common Star Jasmine, grown and clipped into a dense evergreen sphere on a woody framework. Instead of climbing, the plant is trained into a self supporting rounded shape. The foliage is small, glossy and dark green, and the plant carries scented white flowers through spring.
They hold at roughly 1 to 1.5 metres tall and 1 to 1.5 metres wide. Growth is slow to moderate at 30 to 50 centimetres a year, so a light clip once or twice a year keeps the ball tight at whatever size within that range suits the setting.
Full sun to part shade both work. Full sun gives the densest foliage and the heaviest flowering, while part shade produces slightly softer, more open growth and fewer flowers. Avoid deep shade, where the ball thins out and loses its outline. Morning sun with afternoon protection suits hot inland gardens.
Yes, and pots are one of the main uses. A container 50 to 60 centimetres wide with a quality free draining mix will hold a ball for years. Water more often than you would in the ground, especially in summer, and feed in spring and again in late summer. Refresh the mix every few years.
Yes, the foliage is held year round. The glossy dark green leaves take on a bronze tinge in cold weather and green up again in spring, but the plant never goes bare. That is what makes it useful as permanent structure in a scheme, particularly in winter once perennials have died back.
Flowering runs through spring, roughly September to November, and often carries into early summer in warmer districts. The white pinwheel flowers are small but produced in quantity, and the scent is strong on still evenings. Flowering is heaviest on plants in full sun that were not clipped hard just before bud set.
Clip lightly with hedging shears once after flowering and again in late summer if needed, taking only the new growth to keep the outline crisp. Water deeply in dry weather, mulch the base, and feed in early spring. The sap is milky and can irritate skin, so wear gloves when trimming.
Westringia fruticosa, Coastal Rosemary, is an Australian native evergreen shrub from the headlands and dunes of the east coast. It builds a dense rounded bush of fine grey green leaves held in whorls, with small white to pale lilac flowers. Despite the common name it is not the culinary herb.
Mature plants sit at 1.5 to 2 metres tall and 1.5 to 2 metres wide, growing 30 to 60 centimetres a year, and they clip smaller without complaint. Full sun to part shade and sharp drainage are the requirements. Salt wind, sandy soil, drought and light to moderate frost are all handled.
It is a standard on coastal projects, road verges, council garden beds and exposed banks that need erosion cover. Plant 1 to 1.5 metres apart for an informal screen, or 80 centimetres for a clipped hedge. A single plant fills a 40 to 50 centimetre pot on a courtyard or balcony.
About Coastal Rosemary
Westringia fruticosa is an Australian native evergreen shrub from the headlands and dunes of the east coast. It forms a dense rounded bush of fine grey green leaves held in whorls, with small white to pale lilac flowers. Despite the common name it is not culinary rosemary and is not used in cooking.
Mature plants reach 1.5 to 2 metres tall and 1.5 to 2 metres wide. It clips readily to smaller dimensions and is often maintained at around a metre as a hedge or a low mound. Growth is moderate, roughly 30 to 60 centimetres a year, so it holds a trimmed shape well.
It is one of the best shrubs available for exposed coastal work. It grows naturally on sea cliffs and copes with salt laden wind, sand and reflected heat. It is used constantly on beachfront reserves, dune stabilisation projects and seaside gardens where little else holds a tidy shape.
The main flush is spring and summer, roughly September through February, with scattered flowering at other times of the year in mild districts. The flowers are small, white to pale lilac and sit among the foliage rather than above it. Clipped hedges flower less than plants left to grow informally.
Space plants 80 centimetres apart for a tight formal hedge, or 1 to 1.5 metres apart for a dense informal screen. On banks and batters used for erosion cover, 1 metre in a staggered grid gives full ground coverage within about two growing seasons.
Yes. A pot 40 to 50 centimetres wide suits a single plant for a courtyard, entry or balcony. Use a free draining mix, because the roots will not tolerate sitting wet. Container plants need watering more often than those in the ground, plus a light trim to hold their shape.
Trim lightly two or three times a year, taking the soft new growth and avoiding cuts into bare old wood, which reshoots poorly. Water through the first summer, then only in extended dry spells. On most soils it needs no feeding at all, and it resents heavy watering and poor drainage.
Callistemon salignus flushes soft pink new growth over willow-like foliage several times a year, then carries cream to pale pink bottlebrush flowers through spring and summer. The Willow Bottlebrush gives more year-round colour than a plain green screening tree without asking for any extra care.
Callistemon salignus grows to 5 to 10 metres tall and 3 to 5 metres wide at 40 to 70 centimetres per year, with a dense upright habit and papery bark that develops character with age. It can be run as a tall privacy screen, a rural shelterbelt, or lifted to a single trunk as a feature tree.
This Australian native is frost hardy, surviving heavy and frequent frost without damage, and tolerates poor soils, extended dry and seasonal waterlogging once established. It grows in full sun and is widely used in civic and revegetation planting because it performs with almost no maintenance.
About Callistemon salignus
Callistemon salignus grows to 5 to 10 metres tall and 3 to 5 metres wide. It is one of the taller bottlebrushes and is often used where a screen needs real height rather than a low hedge.
It grows at 40 to 70 centimetres per year once established, forming a usable screen within three to four years in reasonable soil with water through the first two summers.
Flowers are cream to pale pink, appearing through spring and summer with sporadic flushes at other times. They are softer in tone than the vivid reds of most bottlebrushes.
New foliage emerges soft pink to bronze before hardening to green. Flushes occur several times through the growing season, and trimming triggers another, so a maintained plant carries colour for much of the year.
Yes. It is frost hardy and survives heavy and frequent frost without damage, which suits it to inland tablelands districts as well as coastal and lowland sites.
Yes. Callistemon salignus handles seasonal waterlogging better than most screening trees, which makes it useful along drainage lines, dam edges and low-lying paddock corners.
Plant 1.5 to 2 metres apart for a dense screen at this scale, or 3 to 4 metres apart as individual feature trees where the papery trunk can develop.
Melaleuca linariifolia, sold as Snow in Summer, is an evergreen Australian native with fine linear foliage and a neat rounded crown. In summer the whole canopy disappears under fluffy white flowers, which is where the name comes from. Older stems develop soft white papery bark that peels away in sheets.
In garden use it holds around 6 to 10 metres tall and 4 to 6 metres wide, growing 30 to 60 centimetres a year, though a tree in deep soil with plenty of water will go taller over time. Full sun to part shade suits it, and it takes wet ground, drought once established and light to moderate frost.
It works as a feature in front gardens, as an informal screen at 1 to 1.5 metres apart, and in swales and stormwater basins where the soil stays damp. Bees and honeyeaters use the flowers heavily. The white summer display arrives when very little else in an Australian garden is out.
About Snow in Summer
Snow in Summer is the common name for Melaleuca linariifolia, an evergreen Australian native shrub or small tree. It has fine linear willow like foliage, a rounded symmetrical crown and soft white papery bark on older stems. In summer it produces dense fluffy white flowers over the whole canopy, hence the name.
In garden and landscape use it holds around 6 to 10 metres tall and 4 to 6 metres wide, which is the size most planting plans are built around. In deep, moist soil and left completely unpruned it can grow taller over many years, so allow room or plan on a light annual trim.
Flowering is in summer, mainly November through January, and it is heavy enough to cover the foliage completely. The flowers are white and fluffy, held in dense spikes along the outer growth. The display lasts several weeks, then the spent flowers dry off and small woody capsules form along the stems.
Full sun gives the densest crown and the heaviest flowering. It grows happily in part shade, particularly morning shade with afternoon sun, but flowering will be lighter and the habit more open. It is not a plant for deep shade. Sheltered or exposed sites both work, since the fine foliage sheds wind easily.
The roots are not aggressive in the way a willow or a fig is, but the species naturally grows along creek lines and will seek out moisture. Keep it 3 to 4 metres clear of drainage lines, old clay pipes and slab edges. In open garden beds and street verges it causes no real trouble.
Yes, better than most trees of its size. It occurs naturally on creek flats and damp ground and tolerates periods of waterlogging, which is why it is used in swales, rain gardens and stormwater basins. It is equally happy on drier ground once established, so it suits sites that swing between the two.
Prune straight after the summer flowering, tipping the outer growth to keep the crown dense and compact. Avoid cutting into bare old wood on a mature plant. Water regularly through the first summer, then only in long dry spells. Feed with a low phosphorus native fertiliser in spring if growth looks tired.
Callistemon citrinus 'Endeavour' flowers close to year round, with the heaviest flushes of vivid crimson bottlebrush spikes through spring and summer. Very few screening shrubs deliver this much colour for this long, and the nectar keeps honeyeaters in the garden through most seasons.
'Endeavour' grows to 2 to 4 metres tall and 2 to 3 metres wide at 40 to 80 centimetres per year, filling in densely from ground level. The aromatic evergreen foliage releases a lemon scent when crushed, and the plant works as an informal screen, a mass planting, or a specimen in a large pot.
This Australian native is frost hardy, surviving heavy and frequent frost without damage, and tolerates poor soils, extended dry and periodic waterlogging once established. It grows in full sun and needs nothing beyond a light trim after each flowering flush.
About Callistemon citrinus 'Endeavour'
'Endeavour' grows to 2 to 4 metres tall and 2 to 3 metres wide with a dense habit. It is easily held lower with a trim after flowering.
It flowers close to year round, with the heaviest flushes through spring and summer. This extended flowering is its main advantage over single-season bottlebrushes.
Yes. The nectar-rich crimson flowers are worked heavily by honeyeaters, lorikeets and native bees, and the near year-round flowering keeps them coming back.
Callistemon citrinus takes its name from the citrus scent released when the leaves are crushed. The aromatic oils also make the foliage unattractive to most browsing animals.
Yes. It is frost hardy and survives heavy and frequent frost without damage, suiting it to inland tablelands as well as coastal gardens.
Plant 1 to 1.5 metres apart for a dense informal screen, or 2 to 3 metres apart where each plant should read as an individual shrub.
Yes. Like most bottlebrushes it handles periodic waterlogging better than most screening shrubs, which makes it useful along drainage lines and in low-lying corners.
Callistemon viminalis carries masses of vivid red bottlebrush flowers on gracefully weeping branches, and flowers heavily enough through spring and summer to colour an entire boundary. It is the classic weeping bottlebrush and among the most reliable nectar trees in Australian gardens.
Callistemon viminalis grows to 4 to 8 metres tall and 4 to 5 metres wide at 50 centimetres to 1 metre per year, which is fast. It can be run as a tall informal screen, lifted to a single trunk as a weeping feature tree, or mass planted for civic and rural screening.
This Australian native is frost hardy, surviving heavy and frequent frost without damage, and tolerates poor soils, extended dry and periodic waterlogging once established. It grows in full sun and needs only a trim after flowering to stay dense.
About Callistemon viminalis
It reaches 4 to 8 metres tall and 4 to 5 metres wide, developing a weeping habit with age. It can be maintained as a large shrub or trained to a single trunk as a small tree.
The heaviest flushes come through spring and summer, with sporadic flowering at other times of year. Flowering is dense enough to cover much of the canopy.
Fast, at 50 centimetres to 1 metre per year, which makes it one of the quicker native options for establishing a screen or feature tree.
Yes. The nectar-rich red flowers are heavily worked by honeyeaters, lorikeets and native bees, and the dense weeping branching shelters small birds.
Yes. It is frost hardy and survives heavy and frequent frost without damage, suiting it to inland tablelands as well as coastal gardens.
Yes. Callistemon viminalis naturally occurs along watercourses and handles periodic waterlogging better than most screening trees.
Plant 2 to 3 metres apart for a dense informal screen, or 4 to 5 metres apart as individual weeping feature trees.
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Callistemon sieberi handles what most shrubs cannot. The River Bottlebrush grows naturally in stream beds that flood and then dry out completely, so it tolerates both extended inundation and hard drought, which makes it invaluable along drainage lines and in problem corners.
Callistemon sieberi grows to 2 to 3 metres tall and spreads 3 to 5 metres wide at 30 to 60 centimetres per year, forming a broad dense shrub with fine narrow foliage. Soft cream to pale yellow bottlebrush flowers appear through spring and summer, attracting honeyeaters and native bees.
This Australian native is frost hardy, surviving heavy and frequent frost without damage, and tolerates poor and rocky soils. It grows in full sun and is widely used in riparian revegetation, erosion control and low-maintenance civic planting.
About Callistemon sieberi
It grows to 2 to 3 metres tall and spreads 3 to 5 metres wide, forming a broad dense shrub. It is wider than it is tall, unlike most upright bottlebrushes.
Yes. It grows naturally in stream beds that flood periodically and then dry out, so it handles both inundation and drought better than almost any other shrub.
Flowers are soft cream to pale yellow, sometimes with a pink tinge, and are more delicate in tone than the vivid reds of most bottlebrushes.
Yes. It is frost hardy and survives heavy and frequent frost without damage, which suits it to cold inland and tablelands districts.
Along drainage lines, creek banks, dam edges and low-lying corners where water sits after rain, and in erosion control and riparian revegetation planting.
Yes. The nectar-rich flowers are worked by honeyeaters and native bees, and the dense low branching provides shelter for small birds.
Plant 2 to 3 metres apart for a continuous mass or bank stabilisation planting, allowing for its broad spreading habit.
