Weeping Bottle Brush (Callistemon viminalis)

Weeping Bottle Brush
Callistemon viminalis

Weeping Bottlebrush leaves and flowers.

Bravo, beautiful. Mine is finally going to bloom. I cant wait.

Thanks! They are very common in central and southern Florida. Like you said, they are really nice when they bloom. Also, the weeping form of the branches, leaves, and hanging-down seedpods are attractive.

They may be weak-rooted during hurricanes, however.

NativePlantFan9

I'd love to have one of these ..... you guys are so lucky in Florida ( well except for the hurricanes LOL)

They can be fairly easy to grow trees and are often used near apartments, clubhouses, buildings, golf courses and similar sites. They are also a nice tree for a yard.

They are hardy down to about 15 or 20 degrees F (zone 9a or possibly very southern areas of zone 8b).

The flowers are bright red and feathery, as shown in the picture. The tree is native to Australia but has been widely planted in many warm or mild tropical to subtropical areas worldwide, including Hawaii, southern California, the Caribbean, the Bahamas, central and southern Florida and many other areas elsewhere.

NativePlantFan9

Hi. I need some advice on my Weeping Bottlebrush tree. I am in zone 10b in Florida. Last winter we had 2 8 foot trees planted by a local nursery. One is doing great, and the other one (both in full sun) has lost most of its leaves and many of the rest of the leaves are yellow and falling. Can you give me any help? Thanks!

Donnie, even here on zone 7b; my 'Casecade' bottle brush is hardy (3 years here; even sitting in a half whiskey barrel). I've found that these are thristy plants. I usually give it a good soak in hot summer days, they they perch right back up. I'm delighted to find this and the regular 'erected' form bottlebrushes are hardy. Unlike the regular bottlebrush. This Cascade cultivar bloomed 3 flushes of blooms this past summer with supplemental water and fertilizer. (a liquidified balance fertilizer will do every 4-6 weeks during the growing season).

Thanks for sharing your experience, Lily. I've been watering and fertilizing the ailing tree and the leaves have stopped falling, but it still isn't looking very hardy. The other one we bought at the same time is looking great and is full of blooms, but the ailing one looks really puny! It may just be planted in a bad place.....I am not sure what else to do. I think I'll talk to the nursery that sold it to us and planted it for us. They are wonderful trees, aren't they? Your photo is lovely! Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you. If your weather is still warm and conducive for transplanting. I'd consider did it back up, make sure the root is untangled and trim off some of tangled root and replanted in a good amended soil, 1/3 compost and 3/1 of native soil. Water it regularly until it get established. It should be fine. :-) Good luck. I bought mine 3 year ago. Not until the 2nd year before these two came to bloom.

That's a thought.....but it is 8 feet tall........oh, my aching back!! LOL

Ah 8' tall!!! lol. It should be doing fine as it. Enjoy it. Maybe next summer (it will bloom). lol

I hear ya!! LOL