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Bottlebrush

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Bottlebrush
A likeness, affixed

3 August 2025

Callistemon citrinus

99% certain

Family
Myrtaceae
Origin
Australia
Bloom season
Spring and again in warm spells
Colors
red, crimson
Habitat
Parks, dry gardens, and streets in frost-light towns
Symbolism
Celebration, and a fire-coloured welcome

A tree whose flowers are spikes of scarlet stamens, like a bottle brush hung in the canopy for nectar-birds.

Care. Plant in full sun with very free-draining soil and almost no extra fertilizer.

A note. The 'brush' is almost all stamens; birds and bees work the nectar at the base of each filament.

Or perhaps

  • Protea — 84%
  • Torch ginger — 0%

Notes on the photograph

Copied from the marks left by the camera.

Captured
Aug 3, 2025, 3:50 PM
Camera
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Lens
iPhone 14 Pro Max back triple camera 9mm f/2.8
Focal length
9mm
Aperture
f/2.8
Shutter
1/99s
ISO
32
Dimensions
4032 × 3024

Where it was found

The place is taken from the photograph's own memory, if any.

4.6689° N, 74.0996° W

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