Detail
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Callistemon brachyandrus
Prickly Bottlebrush
Notes

Uses: As an informal hedge, screen or barrier in low traffic areas due to its prickly foliage. Requires well-drained soils.
Bird and insect attracting, food and habitat source.
Note: This species is provisionally classified schedule 1, Regulation 24.2 under the Sewerage Act and requires written SA Water approval prior to planting in streets or roads.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.


:MU: Murray
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 1-5m
  • Spread 1-3m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Myrtaceae
  • Botanical Name Callistemon brachyandrus
  • Common Name Prickly Bottlebrush
  • Origin SA, VIC, NSW,
  • Habit Dense, Small to tall
  • Landscape Plains, Desert dunes, Watercourse
  • Soil Texture Loam, Clay
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Orange
  • Flowering Time Autumn, Summer
  • Flower Type Bottlebrush
  • Purpose Ornamental, Habitat
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Large Shrub (Usually exceeds 3.6m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region