Red Callistemon: Red Bottle Brush Flower

Callistemon (pron.: /ˌkælɨˈstiːmən/)[2] is a genus of 34 species of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae, all of which are endemic to Australia. Callistemon species are commonly referred to as bottlebrushes because of their cylindrical, brush like flowers resembling a traditional bottle brush. They are found in the more temperate regions of Australia, mostly along the east coast and south-west, and typically favour moist conditions so when planted in gardens thrive on regular watering. However, at least some of the species are drought-resistant.



Red Callistemon: Red bottle brush flowers

Red Callistemon: Red bottle brush flowers

Red Callistemon: Red bottle brush flowers

Red Callistemon: Red bottle brush flowers

Red Callistemon / Red bottle brush flowers taken from the gardens and playground of Happy Hollow Park and Zoo in San Jose, CA. 

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34 Comments

  1. Wonderful photos of very exotic and tropical flowers. Thank you for your comment on the Today's Flowers website. TF will now be open early on Saturday morning. I also felt it best to remove the entry that came up as invited readers only, and thank you for pointing that out. Wishing you a very happy Sunday.

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    1. Yes, I love the rich colors and shade of the Bottle brush flowers.

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  2. Lovely! The shape is very interesting.

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    1. Indeed, the special bristles reminds me of little thorns.

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    1. There are many interesting flowers. Nature is miraculous.

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    1. The bottle brush flowers are very special when they are clumped together.

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  5. Wow! What an interesting and special flower! Great photos!

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    1. Thanks.i have to admit, taking pretty flowers are very easy to do because they are already beautiful subjects.

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    1. Thank you Karen, I thought the flowers came out pretty nicely.

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  7. the Bottle brush is a very nice one. Great shots.

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    1. I agree, they made wonderful subjects for photography.

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  8. how lovely... love the detail and brilliant color:-)

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    1. The color is brilliant and the details of the bottle brush flowers are intriguing.

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  9. hi amanda stopping by to say thank you for the follow and i am now following you..

    those flowers are beautiful!!

    huggies♥
    rea

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  10. My pleasure, I love gardening and flowers.

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  11. I love this flower. I have one in my front garden.

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  12. Nice captures! Beautiful brush tree flowers.

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  13. I would love to have a few of these in my backyard gardens...thanks for sharing this variety.

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  14. I have never heard of this flower. It is very beautiful!

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  15. Beautiful photos and macros. Thank you for sharing and for visiting pret-a-vivre.com

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  16. Wow, now that's a bright red! Love it! Come visit me at NanaHood.com

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  17. What an interesting plant, thanks for sharing!

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  18. Wow, those are lovely, so vivid! I have never heard of them before.
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  19. How pretty! They do indeed look like a bottle brush!

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  20. Wow! So beautiful! I love red flowers. Happy WW!

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  21. Wow, they resemble a bottle brush, but are so much prettier.

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  22. Bottle brush - So very interesting.
    Makes me want to touch them.

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  23. The flowers are so exotic and beautiful.

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  24. Excellent post. I want to thank you for this informative read, I really appreciate sharing this great post. Keep up your work.

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