bottle brush plant in pot Callistemon Bottlebrush Dwarf Little John Shrub (Red Flowers) in 10 in – OnlinePlantCenter

bottle brush plant in pot Callistemon Bottlebrush Dwarf Little John Shrub (Red Flowers) in 10 in – OnlinePlantCenterA dwarf version of the popular Bottlebrush Tree, this small compact shrub is also covered with dazzling blood red, bottlebrush like flower spikes from spring into summer, and then intermittently throughout the rest of the year. Booms are a copious nectar source for birds and hummingbirds. Densely branched evergreen habit with blue green leaves and a compact size, just 3 ft. tall and wide. Perfect for small garden sites and containers alike. Botanical

A dwarf version of the popular Bottlebrush Tree, this small compact shrub is also covered with dazzling blood red, bottlebrush-like flower spikes from spring into summer, and then intermittently throughout the rest of the year. Booms are a copious nectar source for birds and hummingbirds. Densely branched evergreen habit with blue green leaves and a compact size, just 3 ft. tall and wide. Perfect for small garden sites and containers alike.

• Botanical Name: ¬†Callistemon viminalis 'Little John
• Dwarf variety, growing just 3 ft. tall and wide
• Elongated, intensely red flower spikes attract attention and make excellent cut flowers
• Blooms throughout most of the year
• Evergreen blue green foliages gives off a sweet citrus scent when crushed
• Slow growing, pruning rarely needed
• Outdoor hardy only in USDA plant zones 8-12, in all other zones, treat as an annual and replace each year or overwinter indoors
• Plant in a sunny site in moist acidic garden soil
• Virtually disease and pest free, deer resistant too
• Ships in a 10 in. tall and wide traditional black nursery pot, the plant itself is about 18 in. tall
• Not for human or animal consumption