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SCARLET BOTTLEBRUSH FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Scarlet Bottlebrush
Description
Scarlet Bottlebrush is a shrub growing to about 4 m tall. The rigid leaves are flat and narrow growing about 5 cm long and 7 mm wide, with a sharp point. The flowers are crimson or purple with yellow tips produced in bottlebrush spikes. The spikes are about 8 cm long and 4 cm to 6 cm in diameter. Flowering is from late spring to autumn, mainly in November to December. The fruit are woody capsules about 5 mm to 6 mm long. The plant is also known as Melaleuca rugulosa.
Habitat
shrubland, woodland, forest near swamps and watercourses
Distribution
Scarlet Bottlebrush is found in south east of South Australia and western Victoria.
Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 2 - 4
Spread (m): 2 - 4
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay, limestone
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: resistant
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 400
Flower Colour: red
Flower Season: summer
(source: SA State Flora Catalog)
Propagation
seed
Wildlife Interest
attracts birds, source of nectar
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Myrtales | | Family: | Myrtaceae | | Genus: | Callistemon | | Species: | rugulosus | | Common Name: | Scarlet Bottlebrush |
Relatives in same Genus
Callistemon brachyandrus
Callistemon citrinus 'Firebrand'
Callistemon citrinus 'Splendens'
Callistemon citrinus
Callistemon glaucus
Callistemon linearis
Callistemon montanus
Callistemon pachyphyllus
Callistemon pallidus
Callistemon pearsonii
Callistemon phoeniceus
Callistemon pinifolius
Callistemon pityoides
Callistemon polandii
Callistemon salignus
Callistemon teretifolius
Callistemon viminalis 'Hannah Ray'
Callistemon viminalis 'Wildfire'
Callistemon viminalis
Callistemon 'Eureka'
Callistemon 'Harkness'
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