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Myrtaceae
Bottlebrush
Callistemon citrinus
Resilience and adaptability.
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Callistemon
- Native to
- Australia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- evergreen shrub or small tree
- Height
- 6-15 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, adaptable
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 8-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The flower spikes look exactly like bottle-cleaning brushes, giving the plant its common name.
- New growth continues from the tip of the flower spike, so branches have seed capsules embedded along them.
- The seed capsules remain tightly closed on the branch for years and only open after fire.
- Crushed leaves release a strong lemon scent, which is why the species name is citrinus.
- In Australia, honeybees produce a distinctive amber honey from bottlebrush nectar.
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endurance
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exuberance