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Callistemon ‘Summer Days’ – Bottlebrush

Callistemon bottlebrush 'Summer Days'
  • Callistemon bottlebrush 'Summer Days'

    Callistemon 'Summer Days'

  • Callistemon bottlebrush 'Summer Days'

    Callistemon 'Summer Days'

A small arching free flowering shrub with dense foliage and reddish new growth. The purple-red brushes open in late spring and continue through summer, flowering much later than other small bottlebrushes. Use as low hedging or specimen planting mixed with other shrubs or beneath taller screening plants.

Family : Myrtaceae
Cultivar Name: Summer Days
Plant Type : Small shrub
Width : 1.2
Flowering Time : Spring, Summer
Soil Type : Sandy, Clay, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam
Climate Zone : Sub-tropical, Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean, Cool
Growth Habit : Evergreen
Soil Moisture : Dry, Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage
Special Uses : Bonsai, Erosion control, Pollution tolerant, Fast growing
Scientific Name: Callistemon
Common Name : Bottlebrush
Height : 0.9
Flower Color : Red, Purple
pH Level : Neutral
Plant Environment : Low maintenance garden, Coastal garden, Drought resistant
Light : Sunny, Light shade
Lifespan :
Frost Tolerance :
Attracts Wildlife : Bees, Nectar eating birds, Butterflies, Other insects