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Beaufortia schaueri, commonly known as pink bottlebrush [2] or pink beaufortia, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a small, rounded shrub with small, crowded, linear leaves and profuse, spherical heads of pink flowers conspicuously displayed on the ends ...
Melaleuca flammea was first named in 2006 by Lyndley Craven in Novon. [5] [6] It had first been formally described as Callistemon acuminatus by Edwin Cheel in 1911 in Illustrations of New South Wales Plants from a specimen collected "on slopes of rocky mountains, Crawford River, 7 miles (10km) from Bullahdelah." [7] The specific epithet (flammea) is from the Latin flammeus meaning “fiery ...
Melaleuca quercina is a large shrub or small tree growing to 10 m (30 ft) tall with dark, corky bark. Its leaves are arranged alternately and are 23–74 mm (0.9–3 in) long, 3.5–12 mm (0.1–0.5 in) wide, more or less flat and elliptical in shape with a longer stalk than other melaleucas.
The California Native Plant Society advises that you also follow rules and signage; pick up any trash and take only pictures — not flowers. “Make the experience last much longer for a lot of ...
Melaleuca viminalis is a large shrub or small tree growing to 10 m (30 ft) tall with hard, fibrous, furrowed bark, a number of trunks and usually pendulous branches. Its leaves are arranged alternately and are 25–138 mm (1–5 in) long, 3–27 mm (0.1–1 in) wide, more or less flat, very narrow elliptical to narrow egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base and the other end tapering ...
Melaleuca salicina is a shrub or small tree growing to 15 m (50 ft) high with soft, pink new growth and white or grey papery bark. Its leaves are arranged alternately and are 38–144 mm (1–6 in) long, 5–16 mm (0.2–0.6 in) wide, more or less flat, narrow elliptic in shape and tapering towards both ends.
Melaleuca linearifolia is a shrub or small tree growing to 4 m (10 ft) tall with grey, hard, flaking bark. Its leaves are arranged alternately and are 29–152 mm (1–6 in) long, 4–13 mm (0.2–0.5 in) wide, flat but thickened at the edges, linear to lance-shaped, pointed at the tip, with a mid-vein and 17 to 35 branching veins.
Callistemon species have commonly been referred to as bottlebrushes because of their cylindrical, brush like flowers resembling a traditional bottle brush. They are mostly found in the more temperate regions of Australia, especially along the east coast and typically favour moist conditions so when planted in gardens thrive on regular watering.