Callistemon viminalis 'Harkness'

Shrub to 4 m tall with slightly pendulous branches. Leaves to 13 cm long, 1.5 cm wide. Named after Laurie Harkness of Gawler, sa. Arose as a seedling of a plant purchased in 1937 as c. citrinus from Kemp's Nsy, Adelaide, but appearing more closely related to c. viminalis. First propagated at Gawler, sa, in 1948. Registered with acra in 1978. ['Gawler', 'Gawler's Hybrid']

kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Rosanae
order      Myrtales
family       Myrtaceae
genus        Callistemon R.Br.