The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens

Common name: Austraflora Firebrand Bottlebrush , קליסטמון תרוג 'פיירברנד', קליסטמון תרוג 'פיירברנד'

Family: Myrtaceae (Eucalyptus)

Synonym: Callistemon 'Austraflora Firebrand'

Description: This cultivar grows to plus/minus 60cm by 2.5m in width, thus making it basically prostrate in habit. The cultivar is multibranched with many branches having a prostrate habit. Some branches are semi-ascendant but then weep towards the ground. The other foliage characteristics are as for C. citrinus. Flowering is profuse and the inflorescences are plus/minus 9cm long by 4cm in diameter. The flowering season is from early November to late December in Melbourne. The flowers are a rich crimson-pink in colour, the other characteristics ar as for C. citrinus.