Common Name: Willow BottlebrushLatin Name: Callistemon salignusSoil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: June to July/Yellowish-white flower spikes.Hardiness: Hardy (May need frost protection in harsh winters)Eventual height/spread: 3m x 2mSpecial features: Dense medium sized evergreen with long narrow grey leaves.Willow Bottlebrush is perhaps the largest of the Callistemon family. This Bottlebrush is unique in others ways, the bark is pale in colour and has the look of paper. The flower spikes may be anything from white through yellow, chartreuse or the pink and red tones, paired to small, light green leaves. This evergreen shrub or small tree gets its species name citrinus from the lemony smelling oil glands present in the olive green, lance-shaped leaves.