Callistemon viminalis 'Macarthur'

Featuring a more compact growth habit and better flower presentation. Has fresh-green, toned foliage with very bushy and tidy growth. Responds very well to pruning after flowering. Beautiful red flowers throughout most of the year. Callistemon viminalis 'Macarthur' is a hybrid between Callistemon viminalis 'Little John' and Callistemon viminalis 'Captain Cook'.

Exotic

Evergreen

Tolerates coastal sites

Tolerates windy sites

Dry soils

Full sun

Part shade

Attracts bees

Family: Myrtaceae, myrtle family, a family of evergreen trees and shrubs.

Genus: Callistemon, callistemon, derived from the Greek nouns κάλλος (kalós, 'beauty') and στήμονας (stímonas, 'stamen'), meaning 'beautiful stamen', in reference to the beauty of the flowers of species in this genus. Commonly known as bottlebrush, a genus of flowering shrubs.

Species: Callistemon viminalis, vīminālis (Latin, adjective), meaning 'with long, slender, flexible shoots/twigs/branches', in reference to the graceful pendulous branches of this species.

Cultivar: Callistemon viminalis 'Macarthur'

Synonyms: Melaleuca viminalis 'Macarthur', Callistemon viminalis 'LC01', Melaleuca viminalis 'LC01'

Common Name: Bottlebrush

Description: Featuring a more compact growth habit and better flower presentation. Has fresh-green, toned foliage with very bushy and tidy growth. Responds very well to pruning after flowering. Beautiful red flowers throughout most of the year. Callistemon viminalis 'Macarthur' is a hybrid between Callistemon viminalis 'Little John' and Callistemon viminalis 'Captain Cook'.

Height: 2m

Width: 1m

Uses: Attracts bees

Tolerates: Coastal, Windy

Soil Type: Dry soils

Sun and Shade: Full sun, Part shade

Winter Foliage: Evergreen

Origin: Exotic

Foliage:

• Summer: Green

• Autumn: Green

• Winter: Green

• Spring: Green

Flowers:

• Summer: Red

• Autumn: Red

• Winter: Red

• Spring: Red