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"Mitchell McCreath" wrote:

Can someone give me a guide to the care of This true.
I Planted it about 2 months ago. It is now putting on a
beautiful display of red flowers with a yellow centre.
Its about 1 metre tall at the moment. According to info
that I have on it, I can expect it to reach 5 metres tall
with a crown width of 3 metres.

I'm still waiting for my Summer Beauty to flower -- big buds, no flowers out
yet. Mine was planted in September, a week ahead of water restrictions, and
is existing on natural rainlack.

What tree would be a good complement?

I have surrounded mine with shrubs that won't overtop it, with contrasting
foliage and complementary flowers (for those that flower in summer). With the
red, you could try Callistemon 'Little John' or perhaps a summer-flowering
wattle to pick up the yellow centres.

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