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Nursery Direct
River Bottlebrush
Callistemon sieberi
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
Supplied in 400mmtypically 1.5 to 2.5m tall on delivery
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After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
River Bottlebrush - Callistemon sieberi
Callistemon sieberi grows naturally along inland riverbeds and rocky creek channels across south eastern Australia, ground that floods hard in wet years and bakes bone dry in others. That origin gives it a rare double tolerance: it will sit in temporarily inundated soil and it will survive extended drought, which is why it turns up so often in rain gardens, swales and revegetation work. It is finer in leaf and paler in flower than the familiar crimson bottlebrushes, with soft grey-green foliage and cream to pale lemon brushes.
Why River Bottlebrush
Flood and Drought Tolerance: Adapted to river channels that alternate between inundation and dryness, so it handles both extremes.
Fine Grey Foliage: Narrow silvery-green leaves give a much softer texture than the coarse-leaved garden bottlebrushes.
Pale Flowers: Cream to pale lemon brushes suit restrained planting schemes where scarlet would jar.
Frost Hardy: Tolerates the hard frosts of inland and tableland districts without damage.
Erosion Control: Fibrous roots and a multi-stemmed base bind soil on creek banks and batters.
Ideal Applications
Rain Garden and Swale: One of the better native shrubs for bioretention beds that flood then dry out completely.
Creek Bank Stabilisation: Planted along watercourses it holds soil and filters runoff.
Informal Native Screen: Rows at close centres give a soft, bird-friendly screen up to shrub height.
Low Water Garden: Fits a waterwise native planting alongside grevilleas, westringias and native grasses.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 1 to 1.5m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 2 to 3m
Best Planting Season: Autumn and spring; autumn is best in warm districts so roots establish before summer
Soil & Drainage: Extremely adaptable, from sandy river gravels to heavy clay; accepts periodic waterlogging and poor fertility
Establishment Care: Water weekly for the first summer to settle the root ball, then reduce sharply, since this species performs better when it is left to fend for itself. Mulch to 50mm with coarse gravel or bark and tip prune after flowering each year to keep the shrub dense rather than leggy.
Plant Details
Height: 2 to 4m, occasionally to 5m as a small tree
Width: 2 to 3m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to light shade
Native to: Inland river systems of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia
Flower Colour: Cream to pale lemon, occasionally pink tinted
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







