Callistemon viminallis
Weeping bottlebrush · also Creek bottlebrush, Drooping bottlebrush, Red bottlebrush
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This tree features gracefully drooping branches that create a weeping effect. Its vibrant red, bottlebrush-like flowers attract hummingbirds and other pollinators. It is relatively drought-resistant and low-maintenance, thriving in sunny locations and tolerating various soil types.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 200.01%—1.9 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Weeping
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 20 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20 ft
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.9 in, mean 2.8 in, 90th percentile 3.8 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Eastern Australia mulga shrublands
Other Callistemon in the catalogue
7 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
