#289 most planted
Callistemon
Bottlebrush · also Lemon bottlebrush, Prickly bottlebrush, Crimson bottlebrush
OrnamentalEvergreen
4,715
trees mapped
0.05%
of all named trees
5
cities
1.9 in
median trunk (5 cm, 1,046 measured)
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Callistemon, commonly known as Bottlebrush, is a genus of Australian shrubs and small trees known for their showy, brush-like flowers, often red. They are evergreen and generally drought-tolerant, making them suitable for cultivation in temperate urban settings. Some species attract bees and birds.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2,6670.18%——
- 2,0391.3%3.8 yr1.9 in
- 40.00%—6.9 in
- 40.00%—6.0 in
- 10.00%—1.4 in
Traits
- Form
- Ornamental
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 8–25 ft
- Canopy spread
- 0–25 ft
- 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 4.0 in, 90th percentile 7.9 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Callistemon in the catalogue
7 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
