Callistemon paludosus (hybrid?) Conifers and from them pours a

and from them pours a fragrance so rich and far-carrying that a single sprig will perfume a room

a plant that was supposed to belong to Florida and southern California and now belongs

'Donation' carried that promise furthest

The genus is ancient: Carya ranged widely in the Tertiary

the bottlebrush shrugs off most of what defeats fussier shrubs

Callistemon paludosus (hybrid?) Conifers and from them pours aAn evergreen bottlebrush with arching to pendulous branches and dark green, lance shaped leaves, Callistemon paludosus carries terminal, pink bottlebrush spikes freely in midsummer, an unusual color in a genus mostly given to red. Relatively cold hardy for a bottlebrush, this is a graceful, easy shrub for a hot, sunny spot. The pink flowers raise a question: in the wild the straight Callistemon paludosus is described as yellow flowered, so this plant