- Callistemon viminalis
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Weeping Bottlebrush 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Callistemon Species: C. viminalis Binomial name Callistemon viminalis
(Gaertn.) G.DonSynonyms Melaleuca viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Byrnes
Callistemon viminalis, also known as Weeping Bottlebrush, is a shrub or small tree in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to the states of New South Wales and Queensland in Australia where it often occurs along watercourses.
Weeping Bottlebrush grows up to 8 metres in height and has pendent branches with leaves which are 3 to 7 cm long and 3 to 7 mm in width. The bright red flower spikes, which are 4 to 10 cm in length and about 3 to 6 cm in diameter occur between spring and summer
Cultivation
Cultivars include:
- C.viminalis ‘Captain Cook’
- C.viminalis ‘Dawson River Weeper’
- C.viminalis ‘Rose Opal’
- C.viminalis ‘Wilderness White’
- C.viminalis ‘Wollumbin’[1]
References
- New South Wales Flora Online: Callistemon viminalis by R. D. Spencer & P. F. Lumley, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia
- "Callistemon viminalis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=43935.
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Categories:- Callistemon
- Flora of New South Wales
- Flora of Queensland
- Drought-tolerant trees
- Ornamental trees
- Trees of Australia
- Myrtaceae stubs
- Australian rosid stubs
- Tree stubs
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