Full Sun
Moderate watering
Frost Hardy
H4
RHS hardiness
-10°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
3m | Max | 4.5m |
2m | Min | 3m |
Flowering
spring
summer
autumn
winter
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Australian bottlebrush Overview
Bears broad leaves with a lemon scent, a grey-green colour, that is bronze-red when young. Bright red flowers in brush-like spikes are produced in early summer.
How to propagate Australian bottlebrush
Cuttings
Propagation is by semi-ripe cuttings in the summer.
Seed
Seeds in the autumn or spring.
Other uses of Australian bottlebrush
Ornamental, foliage, container, greenhouse, hedging, indoors. Summer interest.