Shape | Rounded crown. |
Landscape | Salt tolerant screening or windbreak, or as a showy solitary tree. |
Propagation | By softwood cuttings in late summer or by seed in spring. |
Cultivation | Grows best in moderately-drained soils but can tolerate poorly-drained alkaline soils. Grows well under full sun to partial shade. |
Pests | No known pests or diseases. |
Notable Specimens | Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
Bark/Stem Description | Multi-layered, paper-thin extremely exfoliating bark. |
Leaf Description | Round to elliptical foliage that measure 15 mm wide by 12 mm long. |
Flower Description | Panicles of 20 - 30 long, extremely narrow, showy bristle-like flowers that can measure up to 8 cm long. |
Colour Description | Deep crimson flowers. Ash-grey to tan brown bark. Grey-green foliage. |
Texture Description | Medium. |