Callistemon 'St Mary MacKillop' (Small 140mm pot)
St Mary MacKillop is a lush, slightly weeping bottlebrush that puts on a big show of bright scarlet-red brushes from late spring into summer. The flowers are full of nectar, so expect honeyeaters and bees to visit all season. It grows into a dense, rounded shrub that makes a lovely informal screen or hedge, and copes with dry spells once settled into a sunny Canberra garden.
- Mature size: approx. 2.5-3m x 1.5-2m
- Foliage: narrow green leaves with pinkish new growth
- Flowers: bright scarlet-red bottlebrushes, late spring to summer
- Growth habit: dense, rounded and lightly weeping
- Position: full sun to part shade
- Climate: drought tolerant once established; handles light to moderate frost
- Water needs: low once established; water young plants through dry spells
- Soil: Copes with most soils, including heavier clay. Dig in gypsum clay breaker to help drainage. In pots, use Native Osmocote Potting Mix.
- Feeding: Osmocote Native in spring, or Neutrog Bush Tucker as a liquid feed. Seasol at planting helps it settle in.
- Maintenance: prune lightly after flowering to keep it bushy and encourage more flowers
- Ideal for: screens, informal hedges, native and bird-attracting gardens
St Mary MacKillop is a lush, slightly weeping bottlebrush that puts on a big show of bright scarlet-red brushes from late spring into summer. The flowers are full of nectar, so expect honeyeaters and bees to visit all season. It grows into a dense, rounded shrub that makes a lovely informal screen or hedge, and copes with dry spells once settled into a sunny Canberra garden.
- Mature size: approx. 2.5-3m x 1.5-2m
- Foliage: narrow green leaves with pinkish new growth
- Flowers: bright scarlet-red bottlebrushes, late spring to summer
- Growth habit: dense, rounded and lightly weeping
- Position: full sun to part shade
- Climate: drought tolerant once established; handles light to moderate frost
- Water needs: low once established; water young plants through dry spells
- Soil: Copes with most soils, including heavier clay. Dig in gypsum clay breaker to help drainage. In pots, use Native Osmocote Potting Mix.
- Feeding: Osmocote Native in spring, or Neutrog Bush Tucker as a liquid feed. Seasol at planting helps it settle in.
- Maintenance: prune lightly after flowering to keep it bushy and encourage more flowers
- Ideal for: screens, informal hedges, native and bird-attracting gardens