{"product_id":"callistemon-pallidus-bianco","title":"Callistemon pallidus 'Bianco'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCallistemon pallidus 'Bianco'\u003c\/strong\u003e rewrites two bottlebrush rules at once: the brushes open soft cream-white rather than red, and the plant is genuinely hardy, rated H4 thanks to its origins in the mountains of south-east Australia. The pale flowers glow against grey-green leaves and silky, pink-tinged new growth, and they hold their light at dusk when red kinds vanish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt grows into a graceful, arching evergreen of around 2 m, humming with bees through its summer flush. Established plants take around -10C in free-draining soil, making this one of the few callistemons for colder gardens without a wall to lean on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun to very light shade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e free-draining, acid to neutral; tolerates poor soil, hates waterlogging.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e to around 2 m tall and wide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e H4, around -10C established.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePair it with the violet \u003ca href=\"\/products\/callistemon-citrinus-violaceus\"\u003eC. citrinus violaceus\u003c\/a\u003e and red \u003ca href=\"\/products\/callistemon-salignus\"\u003eC. salignus\u003c\/a\u003e for a three-colour bottlebrush walk, or let it lighten a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/coastal-plants\"\u003ecoastal border\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic planting\u003c\/a\u003e. Its nectar keeps the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003epollinators\u003c\/a\u003e coming all summer, alongside the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNursery-grown, well-branched plants. Honest winter guidance in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003eseasonal expectations guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"23cm \/ 5L","offer_id":58369934590335,"sku":"CALLPALL23","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/calli-2.jpg?v=1789655849","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/callistemon-pallidus-bianco","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}