Callistemon, commonly known as bottlebrush, is another incredible Australian native shrub/small tree. There are several varieties with flowers in reds, yellows, pinks and greens.
We planted this particular bottlebrush as a small plant just over 12 months ago. The bush is now nearly as tall as me and its first flower is just opening. I have loved following its progress, let me share it with you.
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| 18th Sept - 16 days ago |
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| 29th Sept - 5 days ago |
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| 1st Oct - three days ago |
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| 3rd Oct 8:30am - yesterday |
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| 3rd 8:30am - yesterday morning |
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| 3rd Oct 1pm - yesterday |
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| 3rd Oct 5pm - yesterday afternoon |
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| 4th Oct 7am - this morning |
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| 4th Oct 3pm - this afternoon |
Isn't it beautiful! I believe God is incredibly creative and the author of all beauty. I have so enjoyed closely watching the little buds open up to reveal their squiggly nests of stamens which then unwound into a starburst. When fully opened the complete flower appears as a bottlebrush in shape.
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62 comments:
You are so right!!! Not only is God incredibly creative, he also is the best creator ever!!
I would love to camp in your garden, seriously..:D
GROSSARTIG!!!! Eine wunderschöne "Eröffnung"...
Liebe Grüsse aus der Schweiz
Hans-Peter
These flowers are just so beautiful! I love how they look on Oct 3, pre-bloom.
Another brilliant and Gorgeous post.
I love the flowers.
Such a colorful and unusual flower. How interesting to watch the stages as the buds open. Thanks for sharing---great post as always. Mickie )
Ohh, ist das wundervoll, der Frühling kommt zu euch und du hast das alles sehr gut festgehalten.
Herzlichst ♥ Marianne
Glorious! I love how the buds looked just yesterday at 1PM, all curled up like tiny balls of yarn.
Fantastic, you've got the whole sequence. What a beauty, love your pictures :0)
brilliant and gorgeous post! fantastic :)
What an amazing post.. I Just love watching your bottlebrush open up..
Thank you!!
These shrubs once were hardy here but our winters are just too harsh now for them. It was lovely to see those little buds unfurl like that in your photos - they are so pretty as they do their ufurling - they sure do it with style!
stunning... I love how you keep track..beautiful flower.I didnt knew the name of it.
Beautiful pictures here in your blog - this blooming series is so pretty! Completely unknown flowers for me, I love them!
Wow .... these are fantastic flower buds and flowers ... I love this magnificent blooms.... I've never seen them ...
LG: Karin
What a great series of pictures! Love it!
Marion
What a stunning series of photos!
what a wonderful flower! thanks for sharing this serie with tina´s ww!
Wow! Just stunning photographs. If I think it's beautiful, imagine what the birds think! Yum! ;)
So enjoyed another installment of the flower blooming series - am in particular awe of your perfect captures of no. 2,3,4,5,6 & 7.
Wow, this is so amazingly beautiful. I´m speechless! Thank you so much for sharing these photos! I´ve never seen such a beautiful flower!
Have a happy WW!
Verena
This is a lovely idea for a series. The macros are great. I love the bottlebrush. Never seen it just popping out all curled up and unfurled.
wow! your photos are stunning. love that you capture the stages of beauty of this flower. incredible.
Love seeing how much it's grown. That's incredible!
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Spring has arrived in Qz, and the flora is growing from mere buds to beautiful flowers - hopefully the temperatures are rising as fast as the flowers are blooming...
This is an amazing flower, starting from a single bud into many leaves in a bold red 'brush'. It is amazing in its style, allowing God's idea of beauty for all to admire.
This is a lovely time-lapse view!
Cool series of photos! Thanks for sharing:)
What a magnificent series this is!
isn't this amazing... a miracle really! so glad I stopped by to witness it !
The 8:30 am looks like strawberry string licorice all rolled up or even spaghetti!
Our God is an awesome God!
They are so beautiful. I have a red and yellow one in my garden and I love the way they open up.
WOW! These are so gorgeous!
Such a lovely post!
I don't think I've ever seen one of these before. It sure is pretty.
A lovely series of images.
I love bottle brushes aslong as they dont get too big near the house then they are a bit of a problem. Stunning photos i love right before they open. So beautiful
Beautiful!
I always love seeing these. Your photos are gorgeous!
Absolutely lovely! I love how you capture all the stages.
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Very cool to see the time progression again of one of your amazing flowers!
Those flowers are beautiful! And I love how you captured all the different stages...amazing!
Wow! I have never seen this flower before and it is beautiful. I love the time lapse effect in the pictures. Thank you
Another beautiful photo story of your lovely garden gradually blooming!
How gorgeous!
What a goudeous serie's from the birth of the calistomon. Beautiful.
Warm wishes Marijke
Pretty amazing how you captured the bud unfurling. Love the swirl of the red as it opened.
Breathtaking! the flower is beautiful but your photography take my breath away!
Unbelievable shots. I have never seen this flower before, at least not at every step of its development. Beautiful.
amazing shots! thank you for sharing.
Now this is just AMAZING!! Thanks...
Hope your day is blessed♥
Again, you captured so much beauty! I wish I had that last flower in my yard. It looks like such a fun one to photograph. Thanks for linking up with this or that thursday!
Beautiful captures and I love the progression...gorgeous
Thanks for linking up your beautiful and stunning series of the unfolding of the callistemon.
That is absolutely gorgeous! I am in awe of the beauty of God's creation...so unique...so diverse...so amazing! Thank you for capturing the birth of this beautiful flower!
love this series of photos. To see these blooms come to full life is amazing. And oh those reds and brilliant magenta!
what beautiful blooms and I so love your statement of faith!
these pics are absolutely amazing! and your reflection about God's creation is exactly what i was thinking about as i was looking at some seashells.
Although the bottle brush is common here, I've never really seen the progression from bud to bloom. It's fascinating and your photos are beautiful!!
It is fascinating to see the blooms open. I really like the progression of your shots.
Beautiful flowers.
Regards and best wishes
Superb! I like this study. :)
As a gardener I have enjoyed your beautiful flowers. Here in Canada fall has arrived as can be seen in my post.
Such gorgeous blooms!
Today's Flower at my page. Have a blessed Sunday!
Oh my goodness... that is amazing! HE is so creative. I have never seen a plant like this. It is just beautiful! :)
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