Botanical Name: Callistemon viminalis
Common Name: Weeping Bottlebrush
Type of Plant: dicot: tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an erect, mostly single-trunked plant, with irregular branching; branches arch and bend downward to produce a loose canopy with a weeping structure; trunk has rough grayish bark
Height 15'-20' (30')
Spread 1/2 - 2/3
Growth Rate moder./rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full or partial sun; will not bloom in shade
Soil tolerates most; prefers good drainage
Hardiness some frost (to 20 F) (zones 8, 9, 12-24): thrives in coastal environments
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate or often whorled, narrowly lanceolate-elliptic: 2"-4" long; light green tinged with bronze when young; leathery
Flowers deep red, many-stamened, in sessile spikes near the ends of branches, 6" long
Fruit woody capsules; small (1/4"), oval, persistent on the stem
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
a dramatic small accent tree, useful for its form and flowers; good as silhouette, street tree, patios (rather messy); suitable for sub-tropical and rustic-informal landscapes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering moderate; not as drought tolerant as other Callistemon species
Fertilizing balanced, in spring; subject to iron chlorosis in heavy over-watered soils
Pruning develop the primary framework branches when young; thin out canopy and head back longest drooping branches occasionally
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other avoid shearing or topiary
 
Origin: Australia
Family: Myrtaceae

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