About
Callistemon salignus is a compact, semi-hardy evergreen tree or shrub that can reach heights of up to 4 meters. It features slender, dark green leaves with reddish tones in new growth. From late spring through midsummer, it produces creamy white flowers that resemble bottlebrushes. The leaves emit a lemon fragrance, and the bark is thin and white in texture.
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
- Sand, Loam
- Soil pH
- Neutral, Acid
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Trees, Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 4-8 metres
- Spread
- 2.5-4 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- Coastal, City and courtyard gardens, Gravel garden, Mediterranean climate plants, Sub-tropical
- Native to
- Australia
- Fragrance
- Foliage
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a frost-free, sheltered position in full sun with a moist but well-drained soil. Ideal for an unheated, but frost-free conservatory or greenhouse. If planting in a container, use a well-drained peat-free mix with 20% by volume of horticultural grit added
- Pruning
- Pruning group 8
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or from 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