Callistemon Red Alert

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$5.85

Great native alternative to Photinia, red leaf colour all year and pops of pink flowers in spring. Ozbreed's Red Alert™ makes a tallish hedge unclipped, or will clip down to half a metre if you like your boundaries neat and low.

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Description

Callistemon viminalis KPS38 'Red Alert'™

APPEARANCE : New Ozbreed variety of Kings Parks Special bottlebrush seedling that has vivid red new growth autumn and spring, and softer dark red-brown leaves the rest of the year. Flowers are cerise pink.
USE FOR: In native gardens to attract birds. Ideal as a clipped hedge and in massed plantings.
PLANTING: Very hardy and forgiving in all types of soil. Prefers full sun or light shade. Frost, salt and drought tolerant once established.
CARE: Prune after flowering and feed with a native fertiliser. Will tolerate hard clipping to 0.5m for short hedges.
HEIGHT & WIDTH: 2.5m H x 2m W.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
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We can't ship this product to South Australia, Tasmania, or Western Australia for biosecurity reasons.

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