Callistemon paludosus (hybrid?) Conifers The genus is ancient: Carya

The genus is ancient: Carya ranged widely in the Tertiary

'Heimudan' was selected in Fujian Province in 1989 as a natural seedling

the bottlebrush shrugs off most of what defeats fussier shrubs

'Donation' carried that promise furthest

Callistemon paludosus (hybrid?) Conifers The genus is ancient: CaryaAn 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