Callistemon Red Alert
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Great native alternative to Photinia, red leaf colour all year and pops of pink flowers in spring. Makes a tallish hedge unclipped, or will clip down to half a metre if you like your boundaries neat and low.
We can't ship this product to South Australia, Tasmania, or Western Australia for biosecurity reasons.
Callistemon 'Red Alert'™
DESCRIPTION: 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.USES: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 plants are tube-stock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide
We can't ship this product to South Australia, Tasmania, or Western Australia for biosecurity reasons.
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