Saturday, April 23, 2011

Weeping Bottlebrush


Scientific Name: Callistemon viminalis

Date Collected: April 20, 2011

Location: Botanical Gardens at LA Zoo

Habitat: Full sun and does well in dry or wet soil.  The weeping bottlebrush is mostly a landscaping plant just because it does not need much attention.

Nativity: The weeping bottlebrush is native to Australia

Clade: Vascular, Dicot, has seeds

Special Notes: The bottlebrush flowers grow on knobs that form on the end of the branches, and as the flowering period is over, the bristles will fall off but the branches will continue growing with the knobs moving out farther as well.

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