Plant Profile: Melaleuca viminalis

Names

Callistemon viminalis, Crimson Bottlebrush, Prickly Bottlebrush, Weeping Bottlebrush

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Phonetic Spelling:

Genus:Melaleuca

Species:viminalis

Family:Myrtaceae

The Weeping Bottlebrush is a sizable shrub or diminutive tree characterized by its drooping branches, belonging to the myrtle family. This plant, which features multiple trunks, is indigenous to Australia.

Melaleuca viminalis Feature Summary

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Melaleuca viminalis Feature Summary

Attributes
Fruit
Fruit Description:
Woody capsule
Flowers
Flower Description:
Bright red spikes of 9-14 stamens
Flower Color:
Red/Burgundy
Whole Plant Traits
Plant Type:
Shrub
Tree
Habit/Form:
Multi-trunked
Weeping
Leaves
Leaf Shape:
Elliptical
Stem

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Melaleuca viminalis Attributes

Melaleuca viminalis: Country Or Region Of Origin

Australia

Melaleuca viminalis Fruit

Melaleuca viminalis: Fruit Description

Woody capsule

Melaleuca viminalis: Fruit Type

Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua

Melaleuca viminalis Flowers

Melaleuca viminalis: Flower Description

Bright red spikes of 9-14 stamens

Melaleuca viminalis: Flower Color

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Red/Burgundy

Melaleuca viminalis: Flower Inflorescence

Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel

Melaleuca viminalis Whole Plant Traits

Melaleuca viminalis: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Melaleuca viminalis: Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Melaleuca viminalis Leaves

Melaleuca viminalis: Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Melaleuca viminalis: Leaf Shape

Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate

Melaleuca viminalis: Leaf Margin

Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate

Melaleuca viminalis: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Melaleuca viminalis Stem

Melaleuca viminalis: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes