Callistemon hybrid ‘Red Rocket’ – Bottlebrush
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- Callistemon hybrid bottlebrush ‘Red Rocket’
Callistemon ‘Red Rocket’ is a small and colourful shrub, with bright red new growth on dark older foliage. It makes a great contrast plant, and is low maintenance. It grows to around a metre and a half high and wide, making it perfect for low hedges and screening. You can use it unpruned for informal hedging, but pruned regularly it can create a good formal coloured foliage hedge. Adapts to most soil types, dry or wet conditions, and is good for sun to part shade. A light prune once or twice a year will ensure a more dense habit and flushes of new red growth. It is frost tolerant.
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Scientific Name: | Callistemon hybrid |
| Cultivar: | Red Rocket |
| Common Name: | Bottlebrush |
| Plant Type: | Large shrub |
| Height: | 1 ~ 1.5 metre |
| Width: | 1 ~ 1.5 metre |
| Flower Colour: | Red |
| Flowering Time: | Spring |
| Ph Level: | Acid, Neutral, Alkaline |
| Soil Type: | Sandy, Clay, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Potting mix, Poor soil |
| Plant Environment: | Low maintenance garden, Courtyard, Poolside, Container growing, Coastal garden, Drought resistant |
| Climate Zone: | Sub-tropical, Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean, Cool |
| Light: | Sunny, Light shade |
| Growth Habit: | Evergreen, Dense foliage, Spreading, Mound-shaped |
| Lifespan: | Perennial |
| Soil Moisture: | Dry, Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage |
| Frost Tolerance: | Tolerates light frost |
| Plant Usage: | Hedge, Topiary, Feature plant, Screen, Windbreak, Border plant, Attractive foliage |
| Special Features: | Cut flower, Bonsai, Erosion control, Fast growing, Playground friendly |
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The Wildflower Place Erina – NSW
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Native Grace Nursery – Robertson NSW
Wariapendi Nursery – Colo Vale NSW
Sydney Wildflower Nursery – NSW
Geelong Native Plants – Victoria
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Forest Heart eco-Nursery – Maleny Queensland
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