{"product_id":"callistemon-hannah-ray","title":"Hannah Ray Bottlebrush - Callistemon viminalis ‘Hannah Ray’","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\u003eHannah Ray Bottlebrush - Callistemon viminalis ‘Hannah Ray’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Hannah Ray’ is the weeping bottlebrush selection that landscape contractors default to when a client wants a small native tree that flowers hard and survives neglect. Bred from \u003cem\u003eCallistemon viminalis\u003c\/em\u003e, it carries silvery grey new growth on genuinely pendulous branchlets and throws deep red brushes in spring, then usually again in autumn. It handles the two conditions that kill most small trees in Australian gardens: periods of waterlogging in winter and long dry spells in summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Hannah Ray\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeeping Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Branchlets hang rather than stand, so it softens hard fencing, retaining walls and boundary lines.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo Flushes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Main flowering is spring, with a reliable secondary autumn display in most warm temperate and subtropical districts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNew Growth Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fresh shoots emerge silvery grey and slightly silky, giving a second colour effect between flowering.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet and Dry Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It accepts seasonally damp ground and heavy soils, then copes with extended dry once rooted.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHoneyeater Magnet\u003c\/strong\u003e: The brushes bring in wattlebirds, lorikeets and small honeyeaters within a season of planting.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall street and verge tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fits under most service lines and gives seasonal colour in narrow nature strips.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoundary screening row\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted at close centres it forms a dense informal screen without needing formal clipping.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSwale and drainage line planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suited to detention basins and low points that hold water after storms.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative habitat garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Anchors a bird focused planting alongside grevilleas, banksias and lomandra.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m centres\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m centres\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring across most of Australia; avoid frost periods in cold inland areas\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very adaptable, from sandy loam to clay; prefers slightly acidic soil and tolerates periodic wet feet\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice weekly for the first eight weeks, then weekly through the first summer. Mulch to 75mm, use a low phosphorus native fertiliser in spring, and prune straight after flowering to keep the crown compact.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun for best flowering; tolerates light shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cultivar of a species native to coastal Queensland and northern New South Wales\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep red\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795271319838,"sku":"ND-0296-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795271352606,"sku":"ND-0296-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/n-qEuWAm-5tU9TMQoKgxu_3W44XK2y.jpg?v=1787312141","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/callistemon-hannah-ray","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}