PlantFiles: Bottlebrush Tree Callistemon 'Woodlander's Red'
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Height: 24-36 in. (60-90 cm) 36-48 in. (90-120 cm)
Spacing: 6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
Hardiness: USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Bloom Time: Late Winter/Early Spring Mid Spring Late Spring/Early Summer
Foliage: Grown for foliage Evergreen
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline) 7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline) 8.6 to 9.0 (strongly alkaline) over 9.1 (very alkaline)
On May 18, 2011, BUFFY690 from Prosperity, SC (Zone 7b) wrote:
I love this plant, itblooms three times in our warmer seasons, keep looking for seedlings but alas have found none. This plant was a one gallon when I started it and it is absolutely stunning.
On Mar 16, 2007, berrygirl from Braselton, GA (Zone 7b) wrote:
Callistemon 'Woodlander Hardy HARDY BOTTLEBRUSH EG (z7)
It's range now hopefully extended to include zone 6!,this 8' arching needled-leaved shrub is covered with bright red "bottle brushes" in early summer...quite a sight! Sun/Med-Dry/GoodDrainage
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Ladonia, Alabama Boyette, Florida Pace, Florida Whitemarsh Island, Georgia Louisville, Kentucky Raleigh, North Carolina Portland, Oregon East Sumter, South Carolina Florence, South Carolina Prosperity, South Carolina Loudon, Tennessee Copperas Cove, Texas Grand Mound, Washington
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