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Shrub
Bottlebrush
Callistemon citrinus
Bright red brush-like flowers loved by hummingbirds. Special care: can be damaged by hard freezes; choose hardier selections like 'Woodlanders Red'.
Recommended uses
- Accent
- Screens
- Pollinator gardens
- 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
- 6–10 ft
- Mature width
- 4–6 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Texas heat tolerance
- High
- Drought tolerance
- High