Callistemon rigidus 'Clemson' Fred Heutte and more refined than the

and more refined than the glossy paddles of the ornamental species

the pink tea plant takes well to hedging

the tea-oil camellia builds into a multi-trunked large shrub or a small tree

and a rare

when the garden is still bare

Callistemon rigidus 'Clemson' Fred Heutte and more refined than theAn exceptional cold hardy bottlebrush, Callistemon rigidus 'Clemson' is a compact to medium evergreen shrub hung with brilliant red, brush like flowers that bloom heavily in late spring and often rebloom through summer. Native to Australia, this selection defies expectations for the genus by thriving outdoors in upstate South Carolina, where winters are usually too cold for bottlebrushes. The cultivar was introduced by Ted Stephens of Nurseries