Name that plant
Details:
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Date Photo Taken
10 / 07 / 2014
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Season Photo Was Taken
Fall
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Region Photo Was Taken
West
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City
San Francisco
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State
California
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Posted by
demet152
Notes:
So this grows into a large tree/bush with the smaller sized, soft green leaves and then the red bulbs that bloom into this bright red (almost pink) soft, hair like spikes. There are 2 of these trees in my backyard in San Francisco, right on the Presidio Park area. They don’t have a smell that I’ve noticed. Any help in identifying this would be much appreciated! I’d like to prune/care for it appropriately 🙂
Comments
trejil Registered says:
I am from India, We have this tree here also, in our gardens. It is Callistemon lanceolatus/citrinus, I think.
October 25th, 2014 at 2:45am
Jen C. Registered says:
I grew up in Miami and Red Bottlebrush’s are a popular perennial landscape plant there… and can get quite big. It’s probably too cold here (and by “here” I mean Atlanta 😉 for them to grow as anything other than an annual.
October 10th, 2014 at 1:27pm
Bobby Master Identifier says:
I thought Callistemon citrinus as well but the no smell comment threw me a curve. Thanks Metrosideros and Georgia Gardener. Today I learned that Callistemon citrinus does not release the lemony fragrance until the leaves are bruised! The following link has some basic pruning info on Bottlebrush trees: http://www.gardenguides.com/79753-prune-bottle-brush-tree.html
October 9th, 2014 at 10:23am
Metrosideros Master Identifier says:
Looks like Callistemon citrinus, Red Bottlebrush.
October 8th, 2014 at 11:33pm