Sugar Candy produces superb displays of pink flowers in early spring and then again in late summer on an upright large shrub. It makes a great feature plant or can be used for formal or informal hedgework as the new leaf growth is silvery in colour and a feature in its own right. The plants can be pruned to whatever shape you require but if an informal look is desired just give them a light prune behind the spent flowers and feed with a low phosphorus fertiliser for Australian plants.
Callistemon sieberi ‘Sugar Candy’ – Bottlebrush
Plant Information
Plant Type - Small shrub, Large shrub
Common Name - Bottlebrush
Scientific Name - Callistemon sieberi
Family - Myrtaceae
Cultivar Name - Sugar Candy
Other Common Name -
Minimum Height - 2.5
Maximum Height - 3
Minimum Width - 1.8
Maximum Width - 2
Flower Colour - Pink
Flowering Time - Spring, Summer, Autumn
pH Level - Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type - Sandy, Clay, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Poor soil
Plant Environment - Low maintenance garden, Flower garden, Coastal garden, Drought resistant
Climate Zone - Sub-tropical, Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean, Cool
Light - Sunny, Light shade
Growth Habit - Evergreen, Spreading
Life Span - Perennial
Soil Moisture - Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage, Boggy poorly drained
Propagation Method -
Frost Tolerance - Tolerates light frost
Plant Usage - Hedge, Feature plant, Screen, Windbreak, Attractive foliage
Special Uses - Honey producing plant, Bird nesting plant, Pollution tolerant, Fast growing, Playground friendly
Attracts Wildlife - Bees, Nectar eating birds, Butterflies, Other insects
Angus Cultivar -