Characteristics :

• Description:

The flowers of this plant are grouped in their characteristic "bottle-brushes" at the end of the branches ; the long stamens give the shrub its ornamental quality.
Of a scarlet pink, a complimentary colour to the traditional varieties, the flowers bloom from the end of May and in June for a month and more lightly in the autumn if the stems are cut off under the wilted flowers.
The red coloured young shoots give place to a fine narrow grey-green foliage, which can persist all winter. HOT PINK is hardier than the other classic varieties.
The shape of this Callistemon selection originating from South Africa is rounded and well ramified.
Height: 1.50 m to 2.00 m Width: 1.50 m to 2.00 m in propitious climatic area.

• Uses

The Callistemon does well in dry soils, preferably without lime and does not need much maintenance. However, it is more beautiful, more ramified and in flower when watered regularly in the summer.
This shrub blooms to the full in a sunny position.
After flowering cut the stems systematically just under their flower to avoid fruit formation and to favour the growth of new shoots.