Nice shot of the bottle brush tanay On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Satish ji for sharing the photographs as well as info. > regards > Prashant > > > On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 9:49 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com>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 >> > > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) ta...@interchange.ubc.ca
