Callistemon Kings Park Special 5 L Pot
AU$25.00
Price incl. GST (10%) AU$2.27
In stock: 5 available
Product Details
🌿 Description
Callistemon ‘Kings Park Special’ is a fast-growing Australian native bottlebrush selected for its massive displays of bright red brush-like flowers. It blooms heavily in spring and often repeats through summer, attracting bees, butterflies, and birds. This hardy shrub is widely used in Perth landscapes for hedging, screening, and feature planting.
⭐ Special Features
- Vibrant red bottlebrush flowers 🌺
- Bird and pollinator attracting (great for native gardens)
- Fast-growing and very hardy native plant
- Suitable for hedges, screens, and feature planting
- Low maintenance once established
📏 Height & Width
- Height: 2 – 4 m
- Width: 2 – 3 m
- Growth rate: Fast
🌱 Growing Conditions (Perth, WA)
Perfectly suited to Perth climate:
- Thrives in hot, dry summers
- Handles coastal winds and light frost
- Very drought tolerant once established
- Performs well in poor soils
☀️ Sun Requirements
- Full sun for best flowering ☀️
- Can tolerate light shade but flowers less
🌿 Soil Preparation
- Prefers well-drained soil (sandy to loamy)
- Improve soil with:
- Compost
- Organic matter
- Tolerates slightly acidic to neutral soil
💧 How to Care (Perth Conditions)
- Watering:
- Regular watering during establishment
- Very drought hardy once mature
- Fertiliser:
- Use native plant fertiliser (low phosphorus) in spring
- Pruning:
- Light prune after flowering to encourage dense growth
- Mulching:
- Use native mulch or bark to retain moisture
🌳 Landscaping Importance
- Ideal for native gardens and wildlife-friendly spaces
- Excellent hedging and screening plant
- Great for feature planting with strong flower colour
- Suitable for roadside and commercial landscaping
- Adds strong Australian identity to gardens 🇦🇺
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Callistemon Kings Park Special 5 L Pot
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