Shrubs - Bottlebrush - Little John

A small evergreen with bright red blooms. Easy to grow and maintain, these evergreen spiky-looking shrubs are quite versatile in the landscape. Short, dense blue-green leaves form in a whirl around the stems. Bright red bottlebrush blooms form at the ends of each stem to envelope the entire plant, mostly in spring in low deserts but can push blooms sporadically in summer to fall as well. Like any Callistemon sp. plants can develop chlorosis symptoms in high pH soils. Blending some organic matter or soil sulfur at planting can help avoid issues with iron deficiencies. While they can tolerate some shade, too much shade inhibits flowering.

Scientific name:  Calliandra eriophylla

Mature size:  up to 5 ft. high & wide

Sun:  Part to full sun