Re: callistemon

Could it be...

Callistemon 'Little John' - Dwarf Callistemon  
 
Family: Myrtaceae (Myrtles) 
Origin: Australia (Australasia) 
Evergreen: Yes 
Flower Color: Red 
Bloomtime: Year-round 
Height: 2-3 feet  
Width: 2-3 feet 
Exposure: Full Sun 
Drought Tolerant: Yes 
Irrigation Req.: Low Water Needs 
Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F 
 
An evergreen small shrub that forms a 3 feet high and
3 feet wide rounded mound with narrow 3 inch long
bluish gray-green leaves and flowers of blood red
bristle stamens that appear throughout the year, but
peak bloom time is early summer through fall. Plant in
full sun to light shade. Is drought tolerant in
coastal gardens but tolerates and performs best with
some irrigation. Hardy to about 20-25 degrees F. A
great small Bottlebrush for massing or as a foundation
plant. Reportedly gets chlorotic in overly wet soils
but responds to chelate iron fertilizers.

>From the online catalog of San Marcos Growers (Goleta)

Joe

--- "Rose, Melissa B" <mbrose@ucdavis.edu> wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> I am trying to ID what I think is a callistemon that
> I have seen growing in
> my neighborhood of Davis,CA.  It is a small compact
> variety which looks like
> it doesn't get more than 2ft high. The leaves are
> about 1.5 inches.  It
> looks really good with what seems to be very  little
> attention.  I also saw
> it last weekend planted around a parking lot at Cal
> Poly San Luis Obispo.
> All of the callistemons in my Botannica are too big
> to be this one.  Can
> anyone help?  I'd like to find it and include it in
> my fall planting this
> year.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Melissa Rose
> Center for Children's Environmental Health
> tel (530) 754-8157
> fax (530) 752-3761
> e-mail mbrose@ucdavis.edu
> http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/cceh/
> 
> 
> 


=====
Joe Seals
Santa Maria, California --
where the weather is always perfect
and my garden always has something blooming
and birds galore

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