A small arching free flowering shrub with dense foliage and reddish new growth. The purple-red brushes open in late spring and continue through summer, flowering much later than other small bottlebrushes. Use as low hedging or specimen planting mixed with other shrubs or beneath taller screening plants.
Callistemon ‘Summer Days’ – Bottlebrush
Plant Information
Plant Type - Small shrub
Common Name - Bottlebrush
Scientific Name - Callistemon
Family - Myrtaceae
Cultivar Name - Summer Days
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Minimum Height - 0.6
Maximum Height - 0.9
Minimum Width - 1
Maximum Width - 1.2
Flower Colour - Red, Purple
Flowering Time - Spring, Summer
pH Level - Neutral
Soil Type - Sandy, Clay, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam
Plant Environment - Low maintenance garden, Coastal garden, Drought resistant
Climate Zone - Sub-tropical, Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean, Cool
Light - Sunny, Light shade
Growth Habit - Evergreen
Life Span -
Soil Moisture - Dry, Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage
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Frost Tolerance -
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Special Uses - Bonsai, Erosion control, Pollution tolerant, Fast growing
Attracts Wildlife - Bees, Nectar eating birds, Butterflies, Other insects
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