Callistemon or Red Bottlebrush Plant
Callistemons are a genus of exotic flowering plant from the Myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Commonly called the bottlebrush plant for obvious reasons. Currently, there is a debate as to what plants should be specified as Callistemons and those that are a closely related genus, Melaleucas. It appears that on DNA evidence alone most Callistemons are in fact Melaleucas. This is desputed due to differences in physical make-up of the flowers. This has been going on for over 150 years so still a work in progress.

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Genus
Names 517_da3e00-77> | 517_7ff5fa-58> |
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Scientific name: 517_1a075a-d5> |
Callistemon 517_91fa79-5d> |
Common Names: 517_7ab756-cd> |
Bottlebrush 517_8e9b32-a7> |
Genus: 517_2188b0-80> |
Callistemon 517_ae0110-12> |
Family: 517_f6b163-d6> | 517_558306-3d> |
Related Plants: 517_7f3ca0-04> |
Eucalyptus, Melaleuca, Myrtus (Myrtle), Pimenta (Allspice), Psidium (Guava), Syzygium (Clove) 517_768816-b8> |
Growing Conditions 517_b212ca-9b> | 517_0f9bfb-fd> |
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Position: 517_5c3e23-f7> |
full sun, partial shade 517_538095-7f> |
Soil Type: 517_6a97f7-d3> |
sandy, loamy 517_b1b05b-26> |
Soil pH: 517_bc99d8-50> |
weak-acid, neutral, weak-alkaline 517_6b8e63-9e> |
Moisture: 517_291cc9-21> |
moist, well drained 517_bf540c-21> |