Canberra Plant Selector

Evergreen pendulous shrub (1.8m x 1.5m). Narrow glossy leaves with bronze new growth. Cultivar of C.subulatus x C. citrinus ‘Luscious’. Useful specimen, or grouped for a feature, screen or hedge. Bird attracting. Moderately drought tolerant. Frost tolerant.

Evergreen small spreading tree with pendulous habit (5m x 5m). Probably cultivar of C. viminalis selected in Qld. Narrow olive green leaves. Young leaves and stems covered with long silky hairs. Bright red to dark crimson brush-like flowers mostly in spring and autumn. Useful for a feature, small shade tree, tall hedge or windbreak. Bird and insect attracting. Tolerates periodic water-logging and salinity. Moderately drought tolerant. May defoliate in prolonged dry periods. Tolerates light to medium frosts.

Evergreen fast growing rounded shrub or small bushy tree (4m x 3.5m). Selected seedling in Perth from unknown parentage. Lanceolate leaves on slightly pendulous branchlets. Multiple heads of crimson flower spikes in spring. Useful as a feature or screen. Bird attracting. Adaptable to a wide range of growing conditions. Frost sensitive when young. Drought tolerant.

Evergreen upright shrub with slender spreading branches (3m x 2m) from ACT, NSW, Vic and Tas. Elliptical tapered leaves with silky new growth. Creamy yellow or lilac bottlebrush flowers in spring and summer. Useful as a specimen or screen plant. Bird attracting. Prune to maintain form. Wind, drought and frost tolerant.

Evergreen small compact shrub (0.8m x 0.8m). Cultivar from Australia. Blue-green narrow elliptical leaves. Dark red bottlebrush flowers throughout most of the seasons. Useful for a feature, mass planted, low screen or informal hedge. Bird attracting. Prone to attack by webbing caterpillar. Drought tolerant.

Evergreen dense shrub (2m x 2m). Selected seedling of C. ‘Reeves Pink’ from Australia. Narrow elliptical leaves with pink tip new growth covered with silky hairs. Clusters of mauve-pink brush-like flowers in spring and summer. Useful as a feature, screen or informal hedge. Bird attracting. Tolerates damp soils. Frost and drought tolerant.