{"product_id":"callistemon-white-anzac-callistemon-citrinus-cultivar","title":"Callistemon White Anzac - Callistemon citrinus cultivar","description":"\u003cp\u003eCallistemon White Anzac (\u003cem\u003eCallistemon\u003c\/em\u003e 'White Anzac') is the white flowered bottlebrush, and one of the most adaptable natives we grow. It reaches about 1.5m tall and 2m across, so it is wider than it is tall, with arching branches that weep at the tips and cream white brushes through spring and often again in autumn. It handles a soggy drainage line or a dry western verge, and it is frost hardy and salt tolerant as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy you'll love it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhite brushes, not red.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream white flowers against fresh green foliage combine with anything, where a red bottlebrush would fight the planting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA soft weeping habit.\u003c\/strong\u003e Arching branches spread wider than the plant is tall, giving a relaxed mounded shape that softens hard edges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet or dry, it copes.\u003c\/strong\u003e It tolerates periodic wet feet and is drought tolerant once established. Very few shrubs give you both.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrost hardy and coastal.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cold southern winters and salt laden wind are both within range, so it plants out across most of the country.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlive with birds.\u003c\/strong\u003e Honeyeaters work the brushes and native bees follow, which brings birds into a small garden fast.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere it works best\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLow informal hedging.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant 1m apart for a low informal hedge. The spreading branches knit into a soft wall about 1.5m high in two to three seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMass planting and borders.\u003c\/strong\u003e On a bank or a wide bed, set plants 1m to 1.2m apart. The weeping habit makes the planting read as one sweep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDamp ground and coastal gardens.\u003c\/strong\u003e Because it takes periodic waterlogging it suits a swale or a low corner, and salt tolerance makes it reliable near the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eGrowing Callistemon White Anzac in Australia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePosition and climate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun for the heaviest flowering; in part shade the brushes thin noticeably. It suits subtropical, warm temperate, cool temperate and arid to semi-arid gardens, and it is frost hardy, so cold inland and southern districts are within range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil.\u003c\/strong\u003e Genuinely undemanding. Sand, loam and heavy clay all work, and unlike most shrubs it accepts ground that stays wet for a spell after rain. Mulch 75mm deep, clear of the stem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater and feed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep water twice a week through the first summer, then taper off. Feed in early spring with a low phosphorus native fertiliser, and again after the main flowering for a stronger second flush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePruning.\u003c\/strong\u003e Prune straight after each flowering, cutting just behind the spent brushes into the green growth below. That habit keeps a bottlebrush dense instead of woody, and it reshoots from old wood, so a neglected plant can be cut back hard in early spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat to expect when it arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one is grown as tube stock: young, single stemmed plants. A tube is the practical unit for the job most people buy it for, since a 10m hedge run at 1m spacing needs 10 plants, and tubes grow away fast enough to close that gap in two to three seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlants are packed to travel upright and delivered Australia wide, with delivery from $29.95. Expect a quiet few weeks, then rapid growth through the first warm season and the first brushes in year two. Every plant carries our 30 day healthy plant guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePlant care guides and related reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/blog\/all-about-callistemon-the-bottlebrush-beauty\"\u003eGrowing and caring for callistemon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/callistemons\"\u003eCompare the full callistemon collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mass-planting-plants\"\u003ePlants that suit mass planting\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/blog\/top-bird-attracting-native-plants-for-australian-gardens\"\u003eTop bird attracting native plants\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow far apart should I plant it for a hedge?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne metre apart in a single row. Each plant spreads to about 2m, so at that spacing the branches overlap and the hedge closes without the bases competing for water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow tall does it get, and can I keep it lower?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt settles at about 1.5m tall and 2m wide left alone. Trimming after each flowering holds it at 1m, and because it reshoots from old wood a woody plant can be cut back hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWill it grow in a wet spot?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, within reason. It tolerates ground that saturates after rain and drains over a few days, which is why it suits swales and low corners. Permanently standing water is still too much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Nursery Near Me","offers":[{"title":"Tube","offer_id":51640327864639,"sku":"QLD-tube","price":14.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250mm (Pack of 3)","offer_id":55100447752511,"sku":null,"price":256.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":55100447719743,"sku":null,"price":646.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/2917\/5359\/files\/Callistemon-White-Anzac-Callistemon-citrinus-cultivar.png?v=1766223302","url":"https:\/\/nurserynearme.com.au\/products\/callistemon-white-anzac-callistemon-citrinus-cultivar","provider":"Nursery Near Me","version":"1.0","type":"link"}