Biology, asked by fencermohit5910, 1 year ago

Difference between callestemon lanceolatus and callistemon citrinus

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Answered by afnan1141

Answer:

Callistemon lanceolatus

Common name:

Bottle Brush, Red Bottle Brush

Regional name:

Marathi - Lal Bottle Brush

Bottle Brush, Red Bottle Brush

Callistemon rigidus close up of flower

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Category:

Trees, Shrubs

Family:

Myrtaceae or Jamun or Eucalyptus family

Light:

Sun growing, Semi shade

Water:

Normal, Can tolerate less, Can tolerate more

Primarily grown for:

Flowers

Flowering season:

Year-around flowering, Flowers in flushes throughout the year

Flower or Inflorescence color:

Red

Foliage color:

Green

Plant Height or length:

8 to 12 meters

Plant Spread or Width:

4 to 6 meters

Plant Form:

Upright or Erect, Weeping

Special Character:

Good for making bonsai

Good for screening

Good for Hedges and Borders

Attracts birds

Attracts butterflies

Attracts bees

Quick growing trees

Evergreen trees

Suitable for road median planting

Suitable for avenue planting

Hanging or weeping growth habit

Salt or salinity tolerant

Callistemon citrinus

(some herbaria are calling this Melaleuca citrina)

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Callistemon citrinus

Crimson Bottlebrush

Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels

Callistemons are found wild only on the Australian continent, but are among the best-known Australian plants grown in other countries where several half-hardy species are widely grown and adaptable to garden treatment. The Callistemon flower with the showy part consisting of massed stamens, not petals, is a novelty in cooler climates, and where the plants will not survive outdoors they are prized as pot plants under glass.

The Crimson Bottlebrush is a shrub from swampy areas of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. In cultivation, however, it may reach small-tree proportions if conditions are favourable. It is generally described as bright red, tipped with dark anthers.

distribution map Here and abroad, many beautiful garden forms have been raised and distributed under this name. As the species crosses freely with others grown nearby it is likely that some of these are hybrids, bringing in colour variations. In addition superior forms are often discovered in the bush.

The special attraction of this bottle brush is its habit of flowering twice a year if well watered. In years of extreme heat and cold in Canberra, and lacking water, flowering has been sparse. The main flowering season is from early November, but its autumn flowers are even more welcome from the end of March. The brilliant red looks fresh in late summer heat waves and warm in early winter

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