Callistemon phoeniceus
The story
For generations in the south-west of Western Australia, the Noongar peoples have shared their land and history with this vibrant shrub, which they know by the name tubada. Bearing brilliant scarlet spikes that paint the landscape during the warm spring and summer months, the plant stands as a beautiful and enduring part of the region's rich natural heritage.
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- Family
- Myrtaceae
How to use it
This Western Australian native shrub can be grown to bring vibrant color and unique texture to landscapes, thanks to its thick, blue-green foliage and its brilliant scarlet bottlebrush flower spikes that bloom throughout the spring and summer.
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About
Melaleuca phoenicea, commonly known as scarlet bottlebrush or lesser bottlebrush, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. The Noongar peoples know the plant as tubada. It is a shrub with thick, blue-green leaves and spikes of scarlet bottlebrush flowers in spring and summer.
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Callistemon phoeniceus
- Slug
- callistemon-phoeniceus
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Callistemon
- Species
- phoeniceus
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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