General Information

  • Category- Flower
  • Binomial Name- Callistemon rugulosus
  • Common Names- Bottlebrush
  • Spread- 80-160 inches**
  • Height- 150-350 inches**
  • Average Production- Abundant flowers (TREE)
  • Days to Maturity- 365-1560 days*

Environmental Requirements

  • Soil-  Well-drained soils, Loamy and moist
  • Soil pH- 6.0-8.0
  • Soil Moisture- 15%
  • Sun Requirements- Full Sun
  • Best Time to Plant- Spring to Summer(February-July)
  • Temperature rasnge- 18-35 Celsius

Tips to Grow Bottle Brush

  1. Arrange good quality bottle brush nursery plant.
  2. The soil should be evenly moist, but not wet or soggy. It should be well draining also.
  3. Choose a pot of 16 inches in diameter. Make a hole (twice the size of your root ball) in pot. Set your Bottlebrush plant in the container as the top edge of the root ball will sit 1 inch deep. Place one plant in one pot.
  4. Mulch around the plant to retain moisture for better growth.
  5. More extensive pruning to reduce size should be performed in late winter or immediately after the early spring flower cycle. Light pruning for shaping can be performed almost any time of year. 
  6. You can enjoy blooming many of the years.

** The values are standard values but might change a bit.

*To get flowers quickly, the users can buy plants from nursery.

Flowers