Name: Semmes Cold Hardy Red Bottlebrush - Callistemon - 3 Gallon Pot
SKU: D2LSC 7452314243
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Semmes Cold Hardy Bottlebrush

Callistemon ‘Semmes Hardy’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-10b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub

Height at Maturity: 4-5′

Width at Maturity: 4-6′

Spacing: 3-4′ for solid hedges; 8’+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Broad, Bushy, Mounding, Arching

Growth Rate: Moderate, Fast

Flower Color: Bright Red

Flower Size: 3-4″ in length

Flowering Period: Spring, Summer

Flower Type: Cylindrical, Bottlebrush-like

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Medium to Dark Blue-Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: No

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun, Some Shade is tolerated

Water Needs: Average

Soil Type: Clay (Amended), Loam, Sandy, Silty

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist

Soil pH: 6.0 – 8.0 (Acid to Slightly Alkaline)

Maintenance / Care: Average to Low

Attracts: Visual Attention, Butterflies, Birds

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Insect

Description

While most Callistemon varieties are cold hardy only in USDA Zones 9 and 10 of southern Florida and Texas, Semmes Cold Hardy Bottlebrush is hardy to USDA Zone 7b, where it has withstood temperatures of -9 degrees F. The older the plant gets the more cold hardy it becomes.

The arching branches of Semmes Hardy Bottlebrush form a mound 4 to 5 feet tall and equally as wide. Red, fuzzy, bottlebrush-like flowers appear in late spring and then sporadically through the rest of the warm season on established plants. The long narrow leaves emerge a beautiful coppery color before maturing to dark blue-green and have have a fresh, lemony scent when bruised.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 4 to 5 feet tall and maybe a little wider, Semmes Cold Hardy Bottlebrush is ideal for use has multiple use as a specimen, in groupings, or as a natural hedge. Excellent spilling out from behind other shorter plants or over a wall. A fine addition to tropical gardens, red theme gardens, butterfly gardens, and the Xeriscape (low water needs). In the warmer USDA Hardiness Zones 8b-10b Semmes Hardy Bottlebrush is excellent for use in containers that can be left outside during winter.

Suggested Spacing: 3 to 4 feet apart for solid hedges; 8 feet or more apart for space between plants

For those of you in USDA Zones 7a or 7b we advise providing young plants with a little extra protection during the first winter or two if and when the temperature drops below 20 degrees. Add mulch around the base or cover the entire plant with a tarp or blanket for insulation. Planting close to the home on the east or south side will offer some protection from winters cold northern winds.

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7a, where this Bottlebrush is not winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Preferences

Semmes Hardy Bottlebrush is exceptionally easy to grow in most any well-drained soil. It prefers full sun but will tolerate some shade. Plants will require water when establishing themselves, however are very drought tolerant when established. Bottlebrush have very few if any insect or disease problems, and deer won’t touch them. Tolerates lots of heat and salt air. Established plants may be hard pruned after flowering to tidy the plant and encourage a denser habit.

Helpful Articles

Click on the link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant, fertilize, prune and water Callistemon Bottle Brush shrubs.

How To Plant & Care For Bottlebrush Plants

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I ordered plants online for about 30 years or so.
In all that times I have never received a plant packed so well. Absolutely fantastic.
The bottle brushes were in great shape, no soil in the box, but still wrap securely in the pot with plastic wrap. The box was very high grade in strength.
The plants were in perfect shape and very healthy. Honestly, I thought it was to good to be true! I never seen a plant arrive in such great shape.
Good job Wilson Bros. I will certainly buy from you again.—————————————————————————————–Wow! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Love the quirky bottlebrush. Have it in full summer sun- dry area. Plant arrived good shape w one bloom- did let it acclimate before planting———————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

This plant arrived healthy, well packaged, and in good condition. It’s doing great in the ground so far and I can’t wait to see it bloom. I love that Wilson Bros had this cold hardy variety available!——————————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I ordered a bottle brush bush
It arrived much bigger than I expected (not an issue) in perfect condition
I will definitely order more plants.———————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I ordered this bottle brush from Wilson Bros this year. The plant was shipped within the week and is a very healthy plant. In my climate I will be bringing it indoors for winter. I wished I could have several of them in my yard, they are very pretty. ——————– WBG Reply: Hi Taunia – Thanks so much for your review of the Woodlander’s Hardy Bottlebrush plant and we hope you enjoy it for years to come. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. We’re at your service – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens