Thanks Satish ji for sharing the photographs as well as info. regards Prashant
On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 9:49 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > *Callistemon polandii* > From Kolkata botanical garden. > Gold tipped bottle brush. Native of Australia. > *Callistemon polandii: *is a member of the Myrtaceae family and is > commonly known as the Gold-tipped Bottlebrush. > *Callistemon polandii* is a shrub that varies in height. Forms, of this > species, range in size from compact shrubs to plants that will reach a > height of four metres. > The leaves are ovate to lanceolate in shape and bear numerous oil dots. The > brushes are from six to ten centimetres long and bright red with yellow > anthers (hence the common name). Flowering is said to extend from late > winter to early summer. This may be the case in warm climates.*Callistemon > polandii* is a “double-barrelled” plant. Not only are the flowers > extremely colourful but the new growth is bright red. Both young foliage and > flowers are attractive features.*Callistemon polandii* is a native of > Queensland. The species name does not refer to the country of origin but is > named after the Rev. W. Poland. > http://www.yallaroo.com.au/Callistemon_polandii.htm > Dr Phadke >
