Callistemon Little John PIETRO This comprehensive guide includes advice

This comprehensive guide includes advice on: Using budget-friendly

They are easy-care plants suited to pots

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Callistemon Little John PIETRO This comprehensive guide includes adviceThe bottlebrush is one of the most recognisable and rewarding native genera for Perth gardens. The characteristic cylindrical brushes of red, pink, white, or green flowers are magnetic to honeyeaters and other nectar feeding birds, and the plants themselves are tough, drought tolerant once established, and highly responsive to pruning. Full sun. Well drained soil. Low phosphorus native fertiliser only. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape