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- Little John is a dwarf bottle brush plant, reaching a height of just 3′ feet. It spreads up to 5′ feet and has narrow, blue-green leaves. The blue-green leaves are evergreen, remaining on the plant throughout the year and perfect for today’s smaller gardens.
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Little John is a companion of Robin Hood who serves as his chief lieutenant and second-in-command of the Merry Men. He is one of only a handful of consistently named characters who relate to Robin Hood and one of the two oldest Merry Men, alongside Much the Miller's Son .
Mar 24, 2017 · Little John is a legendary outlaw, and friend of Robin Hood. He was Robin Hood’s second-in-command, and a member of his Merry Men. In most stories, Little John is very tall and fights with a quarterstaff.
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Botanical Name:Callistemon citrinusCommon Name(s):Little John Bottlebrush, Bottlebrush ‘Little John’, Dwarf Callistemon, Dwarf Bottlebrush, Weeping Bottlebrush, Callistemon citrinus ‘Little John’, Melaleuca viminalis ‘Little John’Synonyms:Callistemon ‘Little John’Pronunciation:Kal-lis-STEE-mon sit-REE-nusSize and Growth
Little John is a dwarf bottle brush plant, reaching a height of just 3′ feet. It spreads up to 5′ feet and has narrow, blue-green leaves. The blue-green leaves are evergreen, remaining on the plant throughout the year and perfect for today’s smaller gardens. The plant has dense growth, covered in stems with multiple sets of leaves. The leaves are egg-shaped and narrower near the base with a pointed end. When crushed, the leaves give off a citrus scent.
Flowering and Fragrance
The bright red flowers grow from bottlebrush-like flower spikes at the ends of the branches throughout the year. The flower spikes measure 2″ to 3″ inches in diameter and grow 2″ to 4″ inches long. Each spike contains up to 80 bristle-like stamens. The petals are small, measuring just ¼-inch. They fall off throughout the season as the flower ages. The elongated flower spikes give bottlebrush plants their common name, as they resemble bottle brushes. The plant flowers throughout the year, but...
Light and Temperature
The Dwarf evergreen shrub grows best in full sun to light shade. It grows outdoors in USDA hardiness zones 8a and higher. The ideal temperature of this plant ranges from 50° to 89° degrees Fahrenheit. In North America, the plant is suitable for outdoor cultivation in Florida, California, and other parts of the South. In cooler climates, the plant is cultivated in pots and brought indoors for the winter. When grown as a houseplant, it may achieve the same height and spread.
Propagate Little John Bottle Brush using semi-hardwood cuttings. 1. Select cuttings measuring 6″ to 12″ inches long. 2. Cut the stem and dip the end in a hormone rooting powder. 3. To propagate outdoors, prepare a section of soil by amending the existing soil with organic matter. 4. Stick the cutting into the soil, ensuring several leaf nodes remai...
Little John Dwarf Bottlebrush is deer-resistant and virtually disease-free, and pest-free. The main threats include scale insects, mealybugs, and spider mites. These pests are more common when the plant is grown indoors. If scale insects appear, try to remove them manually. Scrape them off the plant. For spider mites, mealybugs, and scale insects n...
In warm regions, use the deer-resistant Little John Bottle Brush to bring winter interest to any landscape area. The blue-green leaves and bright-red flowers stand out during the colder months. Its versatile compact size allows it to grow as a low hedge or foundation plant. In cool regions, grow Little John Dwarf Bottlebrush in three-gallon or larg...
Jun 22, 2022 · Little John is first mentioned by the chronicler Andrew of Wyntoun in about 1420, some forty years after the first mention of Robin Hood (see, Robin Hood Timeline). The name ‘Little John’ or variants of it, is common, and there are records of Petit (French for little) John, and Parvo (Latin for little) John.
by Allen W. Wright. Friend and Lieutenant. The first thing you should know about Little John is that he is not -- little, that is. Some stories say he was over seven feet tall. Often he looks like a wild man with a thick beard and dressed in skins.
Little John is Robin Hood’s most trusted companion and right-hand man. Unlike Robin Hood, who sees no life more satisfying than the one he leads in Sherwood Forest, Little John is often tempted by a life of hedonistic pleasures.
Robin Hood and Little John. No. 125 of Child's Ballads - The ballad that tells of how Robin Hood met Little John on a long narrow bridge and of their famous quarterstaff duel. Includes a brief introduction.
