{"product_id":"callistemon-candy-pink","title":"Candy Pink Bottlebrush - Callistemon ‘Candy Pink’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCandy Pink Bottlebrush - Callistemon ‘Candy Pink’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoft pink brushes set this \u003cem\u003eCallistemon\u003c\/em\u003e apart from the crimson forms that dominate Australian gardens, and the colour reads far better against rendered walls, grey foliage and modern paving than a hot red does. It builds into a rounded medium shrub with fine, slightly weeping foliage and new growth flushed bronze. Where a native shrub has to look deliberate rather than bushy, this is the one that carries flower colour without shouting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Candy Pink Bottlebrush\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Clear candy pink brushes are unusual in bottlebrushes and hold their tone rather than fading to a dirty mauve.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo flushes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Main display in spring with a reliable second showing in autumn where growth is kept moving.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird value\u003c\/strong\u003e: Nectar-rich brushes bring honeyeaters and lorikeets into the garden from the first season.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet and dry tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Like most bottlebrushes it handles periodically waterlogged ground as readily as extended dry, which few flowering shrubs manage.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eResponds to shearing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trimming lightly straight after each flush keeps it dense and encourages heavier bud set.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInformal flowering hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a run it makes a soft 2m divider that flowers twice a year without formal clipping.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative mixed border\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sits well with grevilleas, westringia and lomandra where a mid-height pink is needed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSwale and drainage edges\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its tolerance of temporary wet feet suits rain gardens and low points that other shrubs resent.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles salt-laden wind in second-line positions behind the frontal dune.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn through early spring in temperate areas; any time outside heatwaves in the subtropics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adaptable to clay, loam and sand; prefers slightly acidic soil and accepts short periods of waterlogging\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice weekly through the first summer, then weekly deep soaks are enough in all but the driest inland gardens. Mulch to 75mm, use a low phosphorus native fertiliser in early spring, and tip prune after the first flowering to build density from the base.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen, narrow, with bronze new growth\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun for best flowering; tolerates a few hours of shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Australian cultivar, derived from eastern Australian Callistemon species\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft pink\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795289997598,"sku":"ND-0293-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/F3Ij3HQgbTGhwRmz_eean_XKYlke77.jpg?v=1787312919","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/callistemon-candy-pink","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}