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water wise plants
water hardiness
top tenbutterfly attracting clay soils coastal gardens flowers and showy seed heads frost tolerant verge planting
project typeurban and commercial residential horticultural production
soil type and drainagelight - sandy soils medium - loamy soils heavy - clay soils good drainage reasonable drainage poor drainage
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Callistemon 'Mauve Mist'
callistemon 'Mauve Mist'
A dense shrub growing to about 3m in height and width. Mauve pink flower spikes are produced in spring and summer. |
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| origin | Cultivar |
| cultural notes | Adaptable to a wide range of climates and soils, suitable for wet sites. Prefers full sun. |
| maintenance | Can be pruned after flowering to maintain shape and encourage new growth. |
| tolerates | Tolerant of drought, frost and poor drainage. |
| flowering season | Spring and Summer |
| flower colour | Mauve- pink flower spikes produced in dense clusters. |
| foliage colour | Narrow mid to dark green leaves, new growth soft pink with fine, silky hairs. |
| width | up to 3m |
| height | up to 3m |
| plant spacing | 150cm apart |
| recommended uses | Useful as a feature plant for its clusters of mauve-pink flowers. Bird attracting. |
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canberra
Corner Pialligo + Fairbairn Av Pialligo ACT 2609 t 02 6262 6456 | f 02 6262 6006 e p PO Box 4560 Kingston ACT 2604
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se nsw
37 Wandella Forest Rd Wandella NSW 2550 t 02 4477 9320 | f 02 6494 0256 p PO Box 5137 Cobargo NSW 2550 abn 91 109 945 146
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