Australian Native Plants

  Callistemon citrinus 'Firebrand'


Callistemon citrinus 'Firebrand' photo
Callistemon citrinus 'Austraflora Firebrand', Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia

Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




PLANT FACTS

Description
Callistemon 'Firebrand' is a semi-prostrate shrub growing to about 60 cm tall. It originated from a seedling grown by Austraflora Nursery and was originally known as Callistemon 'Austraflora Firebrand' . It produces bottlebrush spikes of red flowers in spring and early summer.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.6m
Spread: 2.5m

Propagation
seed,

Wildlife Interest
birds, nectar

Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Callistemon
Species:citrinus
Variety:'Firebrand'


Relatives in same Genus
  Callistemon brachyandrus
  Callistemon citrinus 'Splendens'
  Callistemon citrinus
  Callistemon glaucus
  Callistemon linearis
  Callistemon montanus
  Callistemon pachyphyllus
  Callistemon pallidus
  Callistemon pearsonii
  Callistemon phoeniceus
  Callistemon pinifolius
  Callistemon pityoides
  Callistemon polandii
  Callistemon rugulosus
  Callistemon salignus
  Callistemon teretifolius
  Callistemon viminalis 'Hannah Ray'
  Callistemon viminalis 'Wildfire'
  Callistemon viminalis
  Callistemon 'Eureka'
  Callistemon 'Harkness'
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