This attractive shrub is suitable for tropical and frost-free areas. Plants grow to 3 m tall and have weeping branches. Lemon-coloured flower spikes are produced throughout the year. It is planted as street tree in Kingaroy, Queensland. A tough, frost tolerant species which grows well in most soil conditions.
Plants grow and flower best in full sun.
The lemon-coloured flower spikes are produced in summer. This very hardy and attractive bottlebrush is available in several forms. The alpine form is especially attractive and grows as a compact bush to about 1 m tall. Other forms grow as erect shrubs to about 2 m. Yellow flower spikes are produced in spring and summer.