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Weeping bottlebrush Melaleuca viminalis
Previously known as Callistemon viminalis
When it flowers
- January, not flowering
- February, not flowering
- March, not flowering
- April, not flowering
- May, not flowering
- June, not flowering
- July, not flowering
- August, not flowering
- September, not flowering
- October, flowering
- November, flowering
- December, flowering
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Graceful weeping bottlebrush with bright red brushes, at home by creeks.
Formerly Callistemon viminalis. Copes with wet ground and is one of the most common street and garden bottlebrushes; many compact cultivars come from it.
In the garden
- Flowers
- Bright red bottlebrush spikes.
- Attracts
- Birds and pollinating insects
- Leaves
- Narrow leaves on weeping branches; pink new growth.
Growing conditions
- Climate
- Subtropical and temperate
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Sandy, loam and clay
- Drainage
- Copes with waterlogging
- Frost
- Light frost
- Water
- Some dry spells
- Coast
- Sheltered coastal gardens
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Seed and cuttings
Where it comes from
- Native to
- New South Wales and Queensland
- Natural range
- Along creeks in eastern Queensland and northern NSW.
Where to buy
Widely available.
We don't have stockists listed for this plant yet. Local native nurseries are often the best place to ask.
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Further reading
- Melaleuca viminalis on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)