Texas Gardening: Dwarf Bottlebrush, 1 by sybram

sybram wrote:
Is this about the cutest little thing you've ever seen? I bought it yesterday at Costco in Arllington ($11.48). The container says 2.25 gal. I've heard "Bottlebrush," but I had no idea what it looked like. I love it!

Now I need to know if any of you have any experience with this plant. The tag on the plant (Callistemon Little John) says it's hardy to zone 8, but our DG plant files says 9-11. Hmmm. I don't really know how much difference that will make.

Advice please.

BTW, Costco had scads of them.