Callistemon citrinus

Botanical Name: Callistemon citrinus
Common Name: crimson bottlebrush
Family Name: Myrtaceae
Distribution/Origin: Australia

Physical Characteristics: Evergreen, Offered as a shrub, bottlebrush can be trained as a tree to 15-feet or espaliered as a quick wall cover. It makes a nice screen or tall unclipped hedge. Pruning to develop several trunks and removing some lower branches can create a fine small specimen tree.
Crown shape: Upright/erect, Round
Crown density: Moderate
Growth rate: Moderate

Size: Height: Up to - 4.5m/Spread: Up to - 2.5m
Leaf: Green, Flat, Soft, "Rosemary-like", Simple, Entire, Linear/Lanceolate
Flower: Bloom Color: Red/Scarlet. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early spring, Late summer, Late spring, Mid summer, Mid spring. Form: Rounded, Upright or erect. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). The flowers are followed by small, woody capsules that look like bead bracelets on the bark, and which last for years. It is in flower from Jul to August.

Soil: Dry, Moist or Wet soil, Well-drained, Can tolerate drought
Sun/Exposure: Full sun, *It cannot grow in the shade
USDA hardiness zone: 8-11

Notes: The leaves are a tea substitute, Hummingbirds love the flowers, The common name "bottlebrush", perfectly describes this evergreen plant's bright red flower spikes.