🌱$8🌱 Callistemon comboynensis (syn. Melaleuca)

Callistemon comboynensis, known as Cliff Bottlebrush, is an Australian native shrub/small tree in the Myrtaceae family, now often classified under Melaleuca (like Melaleuca comboynensis) due to botanical revisions.

Famous forit's  vibrant red bottlebrush flowers and leathery leaves, typically found on rocky cliffs in NSW and Queensland, differing from many watercourse bottlebrushes by its rocky habitat and broader leaves. 

Key Characteristics

Flowers: Bright crimson, brush-like spikes (bottlebrushes) about 6-7 cm long, with numerous long stamens.

Leaves: Narrow-oblanceolate, thick, leathery, with distinct veins and oil glands, new growth often pinkish.

Size: Usually a shrub 1-3 meters high, growing on cliff faces and rock crevices.

Habitat: Endemic to rocky outcrops in North Coast ranges of NSW and Queensland, unlike many Callistemon (now Melaleuca) species found along watercourses.