Monday Plant Feature

Featured Plant: Name: Callistemon viminalis (Weeping bottlebrush)

1. Family: Myrtaceae
2. Plant type: Woody shrub or small tree
3. Exposure: Full sun
4. Branching pattern: Alternate
5. Habit: Grows to about 20 ft tall and wide, with large pendulous branches.
6. Foliage: Evergreen, emerge as light green and turn dark green, often with a hint of bronze. About 3 inches in length, willow-like.
7. Flowers: Blooms in the spring. Long clusters of flowers look like bottle brushes. Prominent red stamens with yellow anthers.
8. Fruit: hard little capsules containing seeds.
9. Similar species: Many other species within this large genus.
10. Other: Grows best in warm climates, like Florida, and in Sandy soils. Originates in Australia, New South Whales, Victoria, Queensland.