One-sided Bottlebrush
One-sided Bottlebrush is an easy-to-grow, medium shrub with attractive green foliage and showy red flowers.
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Noongar Name: Queitjat
Scientific Name: Calothamnus quadrifidus
Performance: Easy to grow
Size: Medium shrub with a maximum height 2m
Flower: Red
Flowering Time: Djilba – Birak (Aug – Dec)
Natural Distribution: Grows locally in the Perth region
- Calothamnus quadrifidus (CC BY 4.0) Ian McMaster
- Calothamnus quadrifidus (CC BY-NC 4.0) Graham Zemunik
Growing at a Glance
See Growing Guide for more detail
Position: Adaptable to sunny and light-shade positions
Watering: A waterwise, drought-hardy plant.
Feeding: Fertiliser not required.
Pruning: Tip pruning a couple of times a year.
Growing Guide
Invited Guests
This provides habitat for Invertebrates, Birds, Reptiles, Frogs, and Mammals
- Habitat and Food for Invertebrates
- Habitat and Food for Birds
- Habitat and Food for Reptiles
- Habitat for Frogs
- Habitat and Food for Mammals