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Callistemon ‘Great Balls of Fire’ HARDY, COMPACT AND COLOURFUL Origin: Victoria, Australia Species: Callistemon salignus Full sun Height 1m Spread 1m Hedging Features: • Striking new growth of rich red-cerise colour makes a vibrant display • Compact and bushy form of the native bottle-brush • Hardy for private or public uses including roadside verges, carparks, nature strips, parks and schools as well as other commercial applications • Grows well in wide range of climatic conditions from humidity in the far north, coastal conditions in Western Australia to cooler southern states of Victoria and Tasmania • Evergreen without any special needs Suggested Uses: • Ornamental hedging • Will grow well in containers as well as gardens • Small gardens, patios and courtyards • Native or bush style gardens •Year round interest from foliage ideal for permanent structure Water Requirements: Medium. Once established, quite dry tolerant requiring only occasional deep watering during extended periods of heat. Care: Plant in most soil types which are well draining. Feed in spring with a slow release fertiliser for natives. Responds well to regular pruning which encourages fresh growth and dense habit. AUSTRALIA Pty Ltd plants management LICENSING • MARKETING • DISTRIBUTION PO Box 54,Dodges Ferry, Tasmania 7173 Australia Phone: 61 (0) 3 6265 9050 Fax: 61 (0) 3 6265 9919 Email: [email protected] www.pma.com.au
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Callistemon ‘Great Balls of Fire’HARDY, COMPACT AND COLOURFUL
Origin: Victoria, Australia
Species: Callistemon salignus
Full sun Height 1m Spread 1m Hedging
Features:•Strikingnewgrowthofrichred-cerisecolourmakesa vibrant display•Compactandbushyformofthenativebottle-brush•Hardyforprivateorpublicusesincludingroadsideverges,carparks,naturestrips,parksandschoolsaswellasothercommercialapplications•Growswellinwiderangeofclimaticconditionsfromhumidityinthefarnorth,coastalconditionsinWesternAustraliatocoolersouthernstatesofVictoria and Tasmania
•Evergreenwithoutanyspecialneeds
Suggested Uses:•Ornamentalhedging•Willgrowwellincontainersaswellasgardens•Smallgardens,patiosandcourtyards•Nativeorbushstylegardens•Yearroundinterestfromfoliageidealfor permanent structure
Water Requirements:Medium. Once established, quite dry tolerant requiring onlyoccasionaldeepwateringduringextendedperiodsofheat.
Care:Plantinmostsoiltypeswhicharewelldraining.Feedinspringwithaslowreleasefertiliserfornatives.Respondswelltoregularpruningwhichencouragesfreshgrowthand dense habit.
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