Botanical Name: Calothamnus villosus
Common Name: Silky net bush
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an upright spreading to sprawling shrub with needle-like foliage and slender, ascending branches; foliage is covered with very fine hairs
Height to 8'
Spread to 8'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun preferred
Soil prefers excellent drainage; thrives in gravely soil
Hardiness some frost; Zones 8, 9, 12-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves linear leaves to 1" long covered by tiny, soft hairs; leaves usually pale to bronzy green at branch tips; sparsely alternate lower down
Flowers scarlet-red brushy flowers extending from one side of last year’s growth; brushy stamens attached to petal-less flowers; blooms in spring
Fruit small woody capsules
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings or seed
 
Usage:
very distinctive shrub for bright flowers and unusual foliage; mixes well with Mediterranean theme gardens, California native, dry slopes, rustic gardens and mixed perennial beds, adaptable and easy to grow
 
Landscape Care:
Watering average watering; can tolerate drought once established, but looks best with average water
Fertilizing slow release at planting time
Pruning selectively head back to encourage bushiness
Pests/Diseases scale, root rot in poorly-drained soils
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Australia
Family: Myrtaceae

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