Accession Data

Callistemon citrinus

Common Name: Lemon Bottlebrush

Family: Myrtaceae

Country of Origin: Australia - Qld, NSW, Vic

Description: It grows to between 1 and 3 metres in height and has leaves which are 3 to 7 cm long and 5 to 8 mm wide. The flower spikes are 6 to 10 cm in length and about 4 to 7 cm in diameter. The veins of the leaves are clearly visible on both sides. The stamens are red, purpish-red or lilac with dark-coloured anthers.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 8b-10

Accession #: 199200523

Accession Date: 1992-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2312

Quantity: 2

Source: Michael Chamberland

Provenance: Upon flowering (March 2008), this appears to be C. citrinus, although it could be a different closely related species. Name changed from Callistemon unidentified on 20 March 2008, cmorse.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: rosids

Order: Myrtales

Family: Myrtaceae

SubFamily: Myrtoideae

Tribe: Melaleuceae

Flowering Data:

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Callistemon citrinus