Calothamnus quadrifidus prostrate
Bring vibrant colour and a touch of the wild to your garden with this prostrate native! Spreading low across the ground, it’s covered in fine green foliage and bursts into bright red, bottlebrush-style flowers in spring and summer.
Tough, drought-hardy, and sun-loving, it’s perfect for rockeries, slopes, or as a striking groundcover that adds colour and texture while softening edges and stabilising soil.
Flower images : Tatters cropped to size.
Calothamnus quadrifidus prostrate - one-sided bottlebrush
APPEARANCE: Low-spreading with fine green foliage and bright red 'one sided' bottlebrush flowers, perfect for adding colour and texture to rockeries, slopes, or as a striking groundcover. Calothamnus is derived from Greek words meaning "beautiful shrub".
ORIGIN : Native across south western WA
USE FOR : Wildlife gardens, native gardens, cottage gardens, informal hedging, honeybees. A favourite of honeyeater birds.
CLIMATE: Great for dry or temperate spots, it handles coastal weather, light frosts, and summer drought once settled in.
PLANTING : Plant in full sun or part shade in well-drained soil; it grows best in sandy or loamy soils but adapts to clay with good drainage.
CARE: Mulch and water regularly until the plant is established, usually around 12 weeks. Pruning annually after flowering will help improve density and encourage more flowers next year; cut back to just above the current year's growth, avoiding old woody parts. Fertilise with a slow release native fertiliser in spring and autumn.
MATURE HEIGHT & WIDTH: .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.
You can see an example in the image gallery.
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