Red Alert is a unique bottlebrush with vivid new red growth for two months in autumn and two months in spring, with lighter new red growth for even more months. It’s a native alternative to Photinia that requires less pruning, is very drought and frost tolerant, thrives in windy situations and suites most soil types.
Common Name:
Bottlebrush
Description:
Red Alert is a unique bottlebrush with vivid new red growth for two months in autumn and two months in spring, with lighter new red growth for even more months. It’s a native alternative to Photinia that requires less pruning, is very drought and frost tolerant, thrives in windy situations and suites most soil types.
Categories:
Bird Attracting, Hedging, Native, Shrubs
Growing Conditions:
Drought Tolerant, Full Sun, Part Shade
Uses:
Hedge or specimen shrub.
Position:
Full sun to part shade. Suits most soil types. Tolerates frost and drought.
Care:
Can be pruned regularly to a tight hedge 50cm-2m high x 40cm-1.5m wide, or left unpruned. Prune 1-3 times a year after red new growth for a hedge.
Height:
2 - 2.4m
Width:
1.5 - 2m
Pot Sizes:
RED ALERT™ Callistemon viminalis ‘KPS38’
Red Alert is a unique bottlebrush with vivid new red growth for two months in autumn and two months in spring, with lighter new red growth for even more months.