Callistemon pinifolius 25/10 Restock the camellia that appears in

the camellia that appears in Chinese paintings and porcelain from the eleventh century onward

each bloom built around curved stamens that give a vaguely butterfly-like silhouette

A word on the name

or a camellia collection

Callistemon pinifolius 25/10 Restock the camellia that appears inPine leaved bottlebrush earns the name honestly: the foliage is fine, stiff, and needle like, closer to a young pine than to the broad leaves of most bottlebrushes, and the whole shrub stands upright and a little spare, which is part of the charm. Native to southeastern Australia, this species is uncommon in cultivation in the southern United States, so growing one is a small act of plant collecting. The flowers are the surprise. Where most