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Shrub
Dwarf Bottlebrush
Callistemon 'Little John'
Compact bottlebrush with blue-green leaves and red blooms. Special care: plant in a protected spot; may freeze back in hard winters.
Recommended uses
- Foundation beds
- Accent
- Plant type
- Flowering shrub
- Evergreen / deciduous
- Evergreen
- Sun
- Full sun
- Shade tolerance
- Low
- Water needs
- Low
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Bloom color
- Red
- Mature height
- 3 ft
- Mature width
- 3–4 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Texas heat tolerance
- High
- Drought tolerance
- High