Melaleuca rugulosa (Scarlet Bottlebrush)
Botanical names: Melaleuca rugulosa, Callistemon macropunctatus, Callistemon rugulosus
Common name: Scarlet Bottlebrush
Family: 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 rugulosa (Scarlet Bottlebrush)
- Melaleuca citrina (Common Red Bottlebrush)
- Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree)
- Melaleuca armillaris (Bracelet Honey Myrtle)
- Melaleuca cajuputi (Cajuput Tree)
- Melaleuca cuticularis (Saltwater Paperbark)
- Melaleuca decussata (Cross-leaved Honey-myrtle)
- Melaleuca elliptica (Granite Bottlebrush)
- Melaleuca ericifolia (Swamp Paperbark)
- Melaleuca huegelii (Chenille Honey-myrtle)
- Melaleuca quinquenervia (Paperbark)
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