Callistemon sieberi ‘Sugar Candy’ – Bottlebrush

Callistemon sieberi bottlebrush 'Sugar Candy'

Sugar Candy produces superb displays of pink flowers in early spring and then again in late summer on an upright large shrub. It makes a great feature plant or can be used for formal or informal hedgework as the new leaf growth is silvery in colour and a feature in its own right. The plants can be pruned to whatever shape you require but if an informal look is desired just give them a light prune behind the spent flowers and feed with a low phosphorus fertiliser for Australian plants.

Callistemon sieberi bottlebrush 'Sugar Candy'
Callistemon sieberi 'Sugar Candy'
Callistemon sieberi bottlebrush 'Sugar Candy'

Family : Myrtaceae

Cultivar Name: Sugar Candy

Plant Type : Small shrub, Large shrub

Width : 2

Flowering Time : Spring, Summer, Autumn

Soil Type : Sandy, Clay, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Poor soil

Climate Zone : Sub-tropical, Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean, Cool

Growth Habit : Evergreen, Spreading

Soil Moisture : Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage, Boggy poorly drained

Special Uses : Honey producing plant, Bird nesting plant, Pollution tolerant, Fast growing, Playground friendly

Scientific Name: Callistemon sieberi

Common Name : Bottlebrush

Height : 3

Flower Color : Pink

pH Level : Acid, Neutral, Alkaline

Plant Environment : Low maintenance garden, Flower garden, Coastal garden, Drought resistant

Light : Sunny, Light shade

Lifespan : Perennial

Frost Tolerance : Tolerates light frost

Attracts Wildlife : Bees, Nectar eating birds, Butterflies, Other insects