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    Callistemon viridiflorus

    Also Known As

    • Green Bottlebrush

    Plant type

    shrub

    size

    • H: 5'-8'
    • W: 5'-8'

    planting zones

    • 8a-11

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    Callistemon viridiflorus plant details

    Callistemon viridiflorus is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with green foliage. In summer chartreuse, green and yellow flowers emerge followed by brown fruit. Attracts bees and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, clay, gritty and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Callistemon viridiflorus

    Plant type: shrub
    Plant family: myrtaceae
    Foliage: evergreen green
    Mature size: 5 FT - 8 FT - wide, 5 FT - 8 FT - tall
    Flowers: chartreuse, green and yellow blooms in summer
    Uses: hedge, xeric, year round interest

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Callistemon viridiflorus

    USDA Zones: 8a - 11
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
    Watering frequency: regular - low
    Resistant to: deer, heat
    Soil needs: average, clay, gritty and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Small and compact evergreen bottlebrush, to 5 ft tall x 6 ft wide, this from cuttings of a specimen in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Arching branches carry small, glossy leaves and, in mid summer, soft, greenish yellow, "bottlebrush" flowers. Best in a hot, sunny position, well-drained with occasional summer water. Easily frost hardy to 10F, USDA zone 8, and very likely into zone 7 in optimum conditions.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    Callistemon viridiflorus, commonly called Green Bottlebrush, is an unusual shrub with an arching habit that displays chartreuse-colored, bottlebrush flowers. The small diamond shaped, evergreen leaves are soft to the touch. Cold hardy form. Ideal for the back of the border or as a colorful accent. Best in average soil with regular water. Tolerates severe pruning once established.

    By: Little Prince of Oregon

    This very unusual bottlebrush produces masses of the loveliest chartreuse blooms imaginable. The four inch long bottlebrushes just glow in summer with a soft-green light. Perhaps the hardiest of the bottlebrushes, this species hails from the moist, well-drained soils along Tasmanian watercourses. This shrub reaches 5-8' and has small, glossy, deep-green leaves that turn bronzy-purple in winter. Tolerates dry conditions and deer with ease; in a protected site this shrub has been known to survive 0° winter temperatures. S/M-D

    By: Forestfarm

    This compact shrub has an arching habit with sharply pointed, dark green leaves. Yellow-green flowers are borne in dense spikes to 3" long. Grows 5' tall and 6' wide.

    By: Greer Gardens Inc.

    A cold hardy Bottlebrush that gets to be a large shrub with lots of chartreuse yellow vivacious flowers in May and June. This has a willowy texture with the foliage taking on maroon tints in winter and with age gets great white corky bark. Will take dry but better with water. Deer hate it.

    By: Far Reaches Farm

    Upright evergreen shrub to 8', cream/green flowers, small leaves, beautiful buds/branches. From the windswept heaths of Tasmania (sounds dramatic doesn't it?) comes this outstanding bottlebrush species with many ornamental virtues: a generous show of creamy brushes in spring, a strongly upright growth habit, soft felty new growth produced from conspicuous cone-like branch buds, and peeling white bark. It adapts well to cultivation even in hot climates, and can be grown on wet or dry soil, though it does require sun. One Seattle gardener has made it into a spectacular hedge! In addition it is extremely cold-hardy, easily withstanding 5-10 °F.

    By: The Desert Northwest

    Green Bottlebrush grows to 5-6' tall and wide and has showy greenish-yellow blooms in early summer.

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Gardening facts about Callistemon viridiflorus plant

    How to Grow Callistemon viridiflorus

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly sun

    • Water Needs

      • regular - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • clay
      • adaptable
      • average
      • well-drained
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • yellow
      • chartreuse
      • green

    • Wildlife

      • bees
      • hummingbirds
      • deer resistant

    • Fruit

      • brown

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

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