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Sunday 7 September 2008 - 12.58pm CST
currently 27 °c Fair forecast max 23°c min 12°c
community recommended native plants for Alice Springs
Scientific name Callistemon "Captain Cook"
Common name Bottlebrush
Native to Australia
Height 1–2m
Width 1–1.5m
Growth rate
Medium to fast
Ornamental semi–weeping low shrub with bright–red bottlebrush flowers in the summer months. Frost sensitive when young.