About
Callistemon pityoides is a bushy evergreen shrub that can reach heights of approximately 2 meters. It features an upright growth form and dense clusters of narrow, pointed green leaves. In mid to late summer, it bears short spikes of yellow flowers that emerge from bronze-hued buds.
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
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Poorly-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- SE Australia
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Thrives in moist, neutral to acid soil in full sun.
- Pruning
- Minimal pruning required, see pruning group 8. Will tolerate hard pruning if necessary
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, sown onto moist compost at 16-18°C, in spring, or by heeled, semi-ripe cuttings of lateral shoots in late summer
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to scale insect, mealy bug and glasshouse red spider mite
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus