{"product_id":"callistemon-little-john","title":"Little John Bottlebrush - Callistemon viminalis ‘Little John’","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\u003eLittle John Bottlebrush - Callistemon viminalis ‘Little John’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Little John’ is the dwarf bottlebrush that made native low hedging viable, and it remains the benchmark for the job. Selected from \u003cem\u003eCallistemon viminalis\u003c\/em\u003e, it holds a tight mounded habit under a metre and a half with fine blue grey foliage, then covers itself in short, deep blood red brushes. Landscape designers use it where a westringia would be too grey and a lilly pilly too vigorous, because it gives the density of a clipped hedge plus a heavy flowering season without regular shearing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy ‘Little John’\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNaturally Compact\u003c\/strong\u003e: The dense mounding habit holds shape with little more than a light tidy up, so it does not need hedging to look intentional.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeep Red Brushes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowers are a saturated blood red, shorter and denser than the species, with the main flush in spring and a second in autumn.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlue Grey Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: The fine glaucous leaf carries the planting through the non flowering months and contrasts well against dark green shrubs.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeat and Drought Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Established plants handle reflected heat from paving, walls and car parks with minimal irrigation.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird Value\u003c\/strong\u003e: Low growing nectar at eye level brings honeyeaters and native bees into small suburban gardens.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single row makes a soft informal hedge to around a metre for front fences, path edges and garden bed division.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMass Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blocks of five or more read as one textured layer in commercial landscapes and median strips.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard Pots\u003c\/strong\u003e: It performs well in large containers where the compact root system and long flowering suit paved courtyards.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: It stands up to salt laden wind in second line coastal positions with reasonable drainage.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 to 0.8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or early spring, avoiding the peak of summer heat\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining soil is essential; this cultivar resents heavy wet clay and will decline from root rot in poorly drained beds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice weekly for the first two months and then taper off, since overwatering an established plant is a more common cause of failure than drought. Mulch lightly, use a low phosphorus native fertiliser in spring, and prune just behind the spent flowers to keep the mound tight.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 to 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun for best flowering; tolerates a few hours of shade but opens up in it\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cultivar of an eastern Australian species from Queensland and New South Wales\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep red, main flush in spring with a lighter repeat in autumn\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795271385374,"sku":"ND-0297-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"430mm","offer_id":59795271418142,"sku":"ND-0297-430MM","price":900.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/888RaZi394_R8b10ckybI_w3BEndcT.jpg?v=1787312121","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/callistemon-little-john","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}