Callistemon pallidus
Lemon Bottlebrush
Dense upright large shrub locally with silky, silvery or reddish new growth.
Additional information
- SynonymMelaleuca pallida
- FamilyMyrtaceae
- StoreyMiddle storey
- Size3-6 m x 2-5 m
- Plant groupingShrubs 1.5-10 m
- LeavesThick elliptic grey-green leaves with a sharp point, densely dotted with glands; 3-7 cm x 9-15 mm.
- Flower colourCream to lemon
- Flowering timeSeptember to January
- FlowersMany flowers in crowded bottlebrush spikes 3-7 cm long.
- Bird attractingGeneral - food and habitat
- Butterfly attractingNectar for butterflies
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsWell drained rocky sites at higher altitudes. Frost and snow tolerant. Full sun, semi and partial shade.
- Garden useAttractive shrub for a medium screen or windbreak. Very adaptable in cultivation, tolerant of both waterlogging and dry sites. Pruning beneficial but naturally dense.
- Commercially availableSpecialist Australian plant nursery.Taller local form not commonly available.
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions. Occurs in limited populations within the Shire.
- Aboriginal Use Food - honey
- Related speciesSome states recognise that all callistemons are now Melaleuca. In Victoria they are still recognised as Callistemon.
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Photographer/s: 1, 2, 4 Marilyn Bull; 3 Peter Kinchington ©
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