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Callistemon Hot Pink ('Kkho1'PBR)

bottlebrush [Hot Pink]

An upright, bushy, shrub with narrowly lance-shaped, dark green fragrant foliage and, from summer into autumn, bottlebrush-like spikes of tiny flowers with prominent, bright pink stamens.

Synonyms
Callistemon 'Kkho1'PBR
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Size
Ultimate height
1–1.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
10–20 years
Ultimate spread
0.5–1 metres
Growing conditions
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drained
pH
Acid, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green
Summer Pink Green
Autumn Pink Green
Winter Green
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H3
Botanical details
Family
Myrtaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Bushy
Genus

Callistemon are evergreen shrubs with aromatic, linear to lance-shaped leaves and bottlebrush-like spikes of flowers in which the long colourful stamens are prominent

Name status

Trade

How to grow

Cultivation

Plant in moist but well-drained, fertile soil in a sunny, sheltered site.

Propagation

Propagate by seeds or semi-hardwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Architectural
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Coastal
  • Mediterranean climate plants
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Wall side borders
Pruning

Prune to promote bushy habit and prevent flopping lower branches

Pests

May be susceptible to scale insect, mealy bug and glasshouse red spider mite

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus

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