Australian Native Plants

  Callistemon glaucus (Albany Bottlebrush)


Callistemon glaucus photo
Callistemon glaucus

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ALBANY BOTTLEBRUSH FACTS

distribution map showing range of Callistemon glaucus in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License


Common Name
Albany Bottlebrush

Description
Albany Bottlebrush is a shrub growing to 3 m tall. The leaves are flat and narrow growing 4 cm to 13 cm long and 3 mm to 18 mm wide. The flowers are bright red, and produced in bottlebrush spikes, 7.5 cm in diameter. Flowering is in October to December. The fruit are woody capsules about 6 mm to 9 mm long. The plant is also known as Melaleuca glauca.

Habitat
forest, coastal plains where it grows in swampy ground

Distribution
Albany Bottlebrush is found in the south west coastal districts of Western Australia.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 2m - 3m
Spread: 1.5m

Propagation
seed, cuttings

Wildlife Interest
attracts birds, source of nectar

Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Callistemon
Species:glaucus
Common Name:Albany Bottlebrush


Relatives in same Genus
  Callistemon brachyandrus
  Callistemon citrinus 'Firebrand'
  Callistemon citrinus 'Splendens'
  Callistemon citrinus
  Callistemon linearis
  Callistemon montanus
  Callistemon pachyphyllus
  Callistemon pallidus
  Callistemon pearsonii
  Callistemon phoeniceus
  Callistemon pinifolius
  Callistemon pityoides
  Callistemon polandii
  Callistemon rugulosus
  Callistemon salignus
  Callistemon teretifolius
  Callistemon viminalis 'Hannah Ray'
  Callistemon viminalis 'Wildfire'
  Callistemon viminalis
  Callistemon 'Eureka'
  Callistemon 'Harkness'
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