Callistemon rugulosus
MYTACEAE
Scarlet Bottlebrush
Scraggly tree to 4m high.
Leaves are thick, rigid with pointed ends 3 to 8cm long x 4 to 7mm.
Red flowers with yellow tips, bottlebrush shaped.5 to 8 cm long x 4 to 5 diam. Spring & Summer.
Seed capsules, woody, in clusters along the stems containing numerous small seeds.
Orchid
Cut mature seedpods off the plant when mature with secateurs & place in a warm dry container to collect the released seeds. Sprinkle seed over propagating mix & cover lightly with soil, keep moist. Seed germinates between 18 & 25 degrees. Direct sow in lightly tilthed soils. Appreciates a prune after flowering.
Excellent plant for birds & insects.