Botanical Name: Callistemon citrinus 'Violaceus'
Common Name: Violet bottlebrush
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub/tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright, stiffly branched – multi-trunked shrub, or small tree
Height 5-10'
Spread 5-10'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun
Soil prefers well draining – tolerates most
Hardiness hardy (zones 8, 9, 12-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves linear to narrowly elliptical 2-3" long, young foliage, bronzy, pubescent, mucronate ti p
Flowers bristle like stamens, violet color – spikes 3" long spring, fall
Fruit rounded, beadlike woody capsule
 
Propagation:
semihardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
small accent tree, large shrub, filler hedge, screen
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular – tolerates drought after established
Fertilizing balanced in spring – add iron as needed
Pruning head back, thin out, do not prune past foliage
Pests/Diseases relatively free - check for chlorosis
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Australia
Family: Myrtaceae

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