Red Bottlebrush Live Plant – Evergreen Flowering Shrub | Callistemon citrinus

Red Bottlebrush is an evergreen ornamental shrub admired for its striking cherry-red flower spikes and bright green foliage. This live plant produces distinctive bottlebrush-shaped blooms from late spring through summer, making it an excellent choice for hedges, background plantings, specimen gardens, containers, and landscape accents.

Numerous pendulous branches create an attractive cascading appearance while the vibrant red blooms provide long-lasting seasonal color. Mature plants typically reach approximately 12–15 feet tall and 8–10 feet wide with proper care. Its dense, upright growth habit and evergreen foliage offer year-round garden interest.

Important Note:
You will receive a live starter plant. Listing photos show mature flowering plants for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, fullness, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Cherry-red bottlebrush blooms
• Evergreen ornamental shrub
• Blooms from late spring through summer
• Mature height approximately 12–15 feet
• Mature width approximately 8–10 feet
• Bright green evergreen foliage
• Attractive pendulous branches
• Suitable for hedges and screening
• Excellent container specimen
• Live perennial flowering plant

Plant Details:
Common Name: Red Bottlebrush
Scientific Name: Callistemon citrinus
Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub
Life Cycle: Perennial
Flower/Fruit Color: Cherry Red
Sunlight: Full Sun
Soil: Well-draining garden soil
Water: Moderate watering
USDA Zone: 8–11

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.