Callistemon

By Asst Editor Jennie H, on October 13th, 2010

Callistemon citrinus

Botanical Name:

Callistemon viminalis, C. citrinus

General Description/History:

Callistemons are true bottle brushes and are very popular garden plants in Australia. Flower spikes are made up of a large number of individual flowers. The coloured fluffy appearance comes from the pollen-bearing stamens, as the petals are . . . → Read More: Callistemon

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Beaufortia

By Asst Editor Jennie H, on October 13th, 2010

Beaufortia

Botanical Name:

Beaufortia sparsa

General Description/History:

Beaufortia looks very much like a Melaleuca bottlebrush, but is in a different genus. The small difference between the genera is in the arrangement of the anthers (the pollen bearing structures of the flowers). . . . → Read More: Beaufortia

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