Bottlebrush Kings Park Special Fast Growing Native Screening Tree

Bottlebrush Kings Park Special (Fast Native Screening Tree)

Callistemon hybrida Kings Park Special

Hardy, Fast Growing Australian Native

Bottlebrush Kings Park Special is a Native Shrub with stunning Red Bottlebrush Flowers. Popular coastal plant. Bird attracting. Grows to 4M

Overview

Callistemon viminalis ‘Kings Park Special’ is a hardy Australian native bottlebrush known for its graceful weeping foliage and vibrant red flowers. It provides natural privacy screening while attracting birds and pollinators, making it ideal for Melbourne gardens wanting both function and wildlife value. This fast-establishing evergreen works beautifully as a hedge, screen or feature tree.

Key Features

Feature Benefit for your garden
Bright red bottlebrush flowers Attracts birds & pollinators
Soft weeping foliage Relaxed natural appearance
Fast growing native Quick privacy screening
Evergreen Year-round coverage
Hardy & adaptable Handles varied conditions
Low maintenance Easy care landscape plant

Size & Growth Rate

Condition Approximate size
Natural tree 4–8m tall × 3–5m wide
Maintained hedge 2–4m tall
Growth speed Fast

Provides a softer, greener alternative to formal hedging plants.

Planting & Spacing Guide

Desired hedge height Spacing
2–3m hedge 1–1.2m apart
3–4m screen 1.2–1.5m apart
Feature tree Allow 3–4m width

Best Uses in Landscaping

  • Native privacy hedging

  • Informal screening

  • Bird attracting gardens

  • Pool and boundary planting

  • Feature flowering tree

  • Habitat gardens

Growing Conditions (Melbourne Friendly)

Requirement Preference
Sun Full sun best flowering
Soil Most soils including clay
Water Moderate while establishing
Frost Hardy
Drought Good tolerance once established
Coastal Good tolerance

Maintenance

  • Light prune after flowering to thicken

  • Tip prune young plants for density

  • Can be shaped as hedge or small tree

  • Low fertiliser needs (native fertiliser preferred)

Why choose Kings Park Special?

  • Native alternative to conifer hedges

  • Seasonal colour and wildlife habitat

  • Fast screening without heavy look

  • More natural Australian landscape feel

Bottlebrush – Fast Growing Native Screening Tree

Callistemon viminalis ‘Kings Park Special’ is a fast growing native screening tree perfect for privacy hedging in Melbourne gardens. This weeping bottlebrush produces vibrant red flowers that attract birds while forming a dense evergreen screen to block neighbours and soften fences. Ideal for informal hedges, boundary planting and wildlife gardens, Kings Park Special delivers year-round coverage with colour and low maintenance.

$13.25 – $166.25 inc. GST

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Height: 20 - 180cm
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Melbourne Metro deliveries cost $55.00.
Expect your delivery to arrive between 1 and 5 business days.

The Mornington Peninsula ** Mt Eliza to Portsea ** and Geelong deliveries cost $77.00.
Expect your delivery to arrive between 1 and 5 business days.

Outer Melbourne / Semi Regional deliveries cost $165.00.
Expect your delivery to arrive between 1 and 7 business days.

Regional Victoria deliveries cost between $264.00 – $330.00
Expect your delivery to arrive between 3 and 7 business days.

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