About
Callistemon Hot Pink ('Kkho1'PBR) is a robust, upright shrub characterized by its narrow, lanceolate leaves that are dark green and aromatic. From summer through autumn, it produces distinctive bottlebrush-like flower spikes adorned with vibrant pink stamens.
About the genus
Callistemon consists of evergreen shrubs characterized by their fragrant, narrow to lanceolate leaves. These plants produce distinctive bottlebrush-like flower spikes, where the elongated, vividly colored stamens are particularly noticeable.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural, City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Mediterranean climate plants, Cottage and informal garden
- Fragrance
- Foliage
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Plant in moist but well-drained, fertile soil in a sunny, sheltered site.
- Pruning
- Prune to promote bushy habit and prevent flopping lower branches
- Propagation
- Propagate by seeds or semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to scale insect, mealy bug and glasshouse red spider mite
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus