Callistemon Kings Park Special 140mm pot

🌿✨ Callistemon citrinus ‘Kings Park Special’ – Bottlebrush ✨🌿
 
The Kings Park Special Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus ‘Kings Park Special’) is a tough and reliable Australian native, famous for its brilliant crimson-red flower spikes. 🔴 A standout feature in any garden, this bottlebrush is ideal for hedging, screening, or attracting birds and pollinators.
 
🌱 Size & Pot✔️ 140mm pot  🌳✔️ Perfect size to establish quickly in the garden.
 
☀️ Sun & Soil✔️ Full sun to part shade ☀️🌤️✔️ Adapts to most well-drained soils, including clay and sandy types.
 
🍂 Foliage & Seasonal Changes✔️ Dense, mid-green evergreen foliage 🌿✔️ Striking crimson-red bottlebrush flowers in spring and summer 🔴✔️ Evergreen – provides year-round cover.
 
🌳 Growth Habit & Mature Size✔️ Upright, bushy shrub✔️ Grows approx. 3–4m tall × 2–3m wide✔️ Can be pruned after flowering to maintain shape or hedging height.
 
💡 Special Characteristics🌿 Bird-attracting nectar-rich flowers 🐦🐝🌿 Hardy, drought and frost tolerant once established🌿 Long flowering season for extended colour🌿 Requires protection from frost when young ❄️
 
🌸 Planting Ideas✔️ Plant in rows for a colourful flowering hedge or screen✔️ Use as a feature shrub in native or mixed gardens✔️ Ideal for bird-attracting gardens 🐦✔️ Combine with wattles, grevilleas, and banksias for year-round native colour