September 30, 2011

Brushing your imaginations ...


Scientific name: Callistemon viminalis
The bottle brush is a shrub or small tree. It is native to the states of New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. They are a gardeners delight for the floral beauty and used in landscaping. The flower spikes are made up of a number of individual flowers. The pollen of the flower is found on the top of a long stalk, which gives the flower spike its colour and distinctive bottle brush shape. I have observed this plant in many home gardens in Trivandrum, my native place. This photograph i took while on a trip to Coonoor in the evening of 3rd December, 2010.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi Justin, This is really a great job. To post a photo every day with its scientific name and a brief note........ it is a tough job indeed! You must be appreciated! Move on and on....
Dr. A.M. Babu

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