Australian Native Plants

  Callistemon viminalis 'Hannah Ray'


Callistemon viminalis 'Hannah Ray' photo
Callistemon 'Hannah Ray' in Auckland Botanic Gardens

Photograph by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)

Callistemon viminalis 'Hannah Ray' photo
Callistemon 'Hannah Ray' in Auckland Botanic Gardens

Photograph by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)



Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.



PLANT FACTS

Description
Callistemon 'Hannah Ray' is a large weeping shrub growing to about 4 m tall. It is a cultivar of Callistemon viminals, the Weeping Bottlebrush. The leaves are narrow and lance-shaped. New growth is bright pink. The plant produces profuse clusters of red bottlebrush flowers in spring and autumn.

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 2 - 4
Spread (m): 2 - 3
Soil Texture: loam, clay
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: sensitive / moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 550
Flower Colour: red
Flower Season: spring, summer

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Propagation
seed,

Wildlife Interest
birds, nectar



Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Callistemon
Species:viminalis
Variety:'Hannah Ray'


Relatives in same Genus
  Callistemon brachyandrus
  Callistemon citrinus 'Firebrand'
  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 'Wildfire'
  Callistemon viminalis
  Callistemon 'Eureka'
  Callistemon 'Harkness'
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