You Garden Callistemon Bottlebrush Standard

Callistemon 'Bottlebrush' Standard - brings striking colour to your garden or patio. Introducing Callistemon - a lemon scented Bottlebrush tree in breathtaking Lollipop form. This beautiful evergreen tree will explode with incredible fireworklike bottle brush blooms in early summer each year. The flowers are larger than many other varieties and held on a strong stem well above your other plants to make an incredible visual statement in your garden. They are perfect for growing in pots on your patio and the foliage also has a refreshing lemon citrus scent that fills the air when you brush past or crush the leaves. Friendly insects and essential pollinators will flock to the nectar laden blooms ensuring that your fruits and vegetables get the essential pollination service they require. So even if you are a Grow Your Own gardener with little need for flowering plants there is no excuse here. Originally raised in Kings Park in Perth Australia and very commonly grown across the Mediterranean, Callistemon have incredibly pretty pink foliage when young. They love a sun drenched position and will reward you with more spectacular blooms when you site them well. Supplied as an 80 to 100cm including pot tall standard lollipop form tree in bud in spring. Prune to keep to size. Will reach up to 3m if allowed free growth. Delivered As: Plant Max Height (in cm): 200 Max Spread (in cm): 150 Planting Period: March - Oct Planting Position: Sunny Potted: Y A striking specimen plant in standard form, perfect for patio pots. Max Height (in cm): 150 Max Spread (in cm): 120 Wonderfully exotic yet winter hardy to -4C. Supplied approx. 90-100cm tall in standard form. A half hardy shrub so give winter protection in colder windier spots.