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Callistemon Great Balls fire TC
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Description:
Callistemon ‘Great Balls of Fire’ TC is a compact, evergreen shrub prized for its striking pink-red new growth and dense, fine foliage. This non-flowering variety is perfect for hedging, borders, and container planting, providing year-round color and texture in the landscape.
Flowers:
Non-flowering variety.
Foliage:
Dense, fine, bright green foliage with vivid pink-red new growth, creating a striking contrast.
Fruit:
Does not produce fruit or seed capsules.
Form & Size:
Compact, rounded shrub growing approximately 1–1.5m high and 1m wide.
Growing Conditions:
- Position: Prefers full sun to part shade.
- Soil: Adaptable to most well-drained soils, including sandy and clay soils.
- Climate: Tolerates a wide range of Australian conditions, including coastal areas and light frost.
- Watering: Drought-tolerant once established but benefits from occasional deep watering.
Uses:
- Ideal for low hedging, borders, and mass planting.
- Excellent for topiary, rockeries, and feature planting.
- Suited to formal and native garden designs.
Maintenance:
- Low-maintenance and easy to grow.
- Prune lightly to maintain a compact shape and encourage vibrant new growth.
- Apply a slow-release fertilizer in spring for healthy foliage.
Notes:
- Drought and frost-tolerant.
- Provides year-round color without flowering.
Companion Plants:
Complements Westringia, Lomandra, and Grevillea for a water-wise, low-maintenance garden.
Common Name: Great Balls of Fire Bottlebrush
Botanical Name: Callistemon ‘Great Balls of Fire’ TC
Family: Myrtaceae
Origin: Australia
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Product Availability
Plants & Pots come and go all year around.
- Plants are seasonal and sometimes we run out but have more batches coming along.
- Some Plants are not always in-store however we can either order it in or deliver it to your door. pending availability
- Available numbers change every hour of the day in store and where we grow so please check in with us on how many you are looking for
- we have access to thousands of plants. if you are looking for a specific plant please let us know and we will see if its coming into store soon or if we can order it for you.
- we will sometimes keep plants on our website to show you the description of how it grows and its specific characteristics. they may not be in stock all the time however we will keep it up online so when it comes in we wont have to reload products
- the above information is exactly the same for Pots. they come and go all year around so please send us a message via the chat button and we will get back to you with availability
Where are our plants Grown and how do we grow them
- Plants are grown locally on the Sunshine Coast
- All outdoor plants are sun hardened and ready to grow
- Indoor plants are grown under 50% Shade and will transfer perfectly to indoor use
- Orchids are also grown under 50% Shade and are best brought indoors during flowering for show then returned back into a shaded area until the following flowering time
- we are Qualified horticulturists, greenkeeper as well as Qualified landscape Construction with over 35 years experience in the industry. We use Quality products and materials to grow all our plants.
- Visit us instore and get the right advice the first time to make your plants succeed
How to Look after your plants like we do
- When using any Garden Care products or Fertilisers we always recommend reading the label before use
- We recommend using Earthlife crushed rock mineral on all plants when planting in the ground or in Pots.
- When planting in Pots in Our garden centre we use Rocky Point potting mixes to plant all our plants
- If planting in the ground we also recommend that you use Rocky Point garden soil around your plants at the time of planting
49 Caloundra Road
49 Caloundra Road
Caloundra West QLD 4551
Australia
0459150799
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