TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA
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Melaleuca rugulosa, Callistemon macropunctatus, Callistemon rugulosus
Scarlet BottlebrushFamily: Myrtaceae
Origin: Australia
The flowers are a shade of red to purple, tipped with yellow and are arranged in spikes around the branches which continue to grow after flowering.
Similar plants:
- Melaleuca citrina, Callistemon citrinus, Callistemon lanceolatus (Common Red Bottlebrush, Crimson Bottlebrush, Lemon Bottlebrush)
- Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree, Snow-in-Summer)
- Melaleuca armillaris (Bracelet Honey Myrtle)
- Melaleuca cajuputi, Melaleuca leucadendron (Cajuput Tree, Swamp Tea-tree)
- Melaleuca cuticularis, Melaleuca abietina (Saltwater Paperbark)
- Melaleuca decussata (Cross-leaved Honey-myrtle, Totem Poles)
- Melaleuca elliptica (Granite Bottlebrush, Granite Honey Myrtle)
- Melaleuca ericifolia (Swamp Paperbark, Australian Rosalina)
- Melaleuca huegelii (Chenille Honey-myrtle)
- Melaleuca quinquenervia (Paperbark, Honey Myrtle, Punk Tree)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/melaleuca_rugulosa.htm