NARROW LEAVED BOTTLEBRUSH (Callistemon Linearis) SEEDS 'Bush Tucker Plant'

C.Linearis is a busy, medium sized shrub with linear leaves and red bottlebrush spikes up to 12cm long. Leaves are aromatic when crushed. Flowers appear in late spring and early summer.

Grow in a sheltered position in full sun with a moist but well drained soil.

Soil: loam, sand

Occurs in and between the south-east corner of queensland, nowra on the south coast of new south wales and inland as far as gilgandra. Grows in damp situations in a range of vegetation associations.

This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and birds.

Bush food : bottlebrush flowers have a sweet nectar which can either be consumed by sucking on the flowers or by soaking the flowers in water to make a sweet drink.

Germination: sow direct on the surface, germination 1- 4 weeks