Scarlet Bottlebrush – Callistemon citrinus

The namesake flowers on this heat tolerant Australian native bloom nearly year-round and resemble large, crimson (…you guessed it) bottle brushes! Hummingbirds find these distinctive, spiky blooms absolutely irresistible, even though they aren’t the trumpet shape that we typically associate with hummingbird attractors. Scarlet bottlebrush’s evergreen foliage offers a medium texture and makes a fantastic…