A buzzing noise brought my attention to the bottle brush. Only then did I notice how floriferous she is this year. Was it the trimming or a little extra water? Whatever it is, the bees and the humming birds are loving it.Not a California native, but drought tolerant. It was here before I was, so it will stay in my yard. It's in Zone 3, sharing the space with my vegetable garden. It might get more water than it wants. I'll have to keep an eye on that.
Bottlebrush (Callistemon) is a genus of 34 species of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae. It's a native of Australia. On the Camarillo garden tour last weekend I saw a bottle brush so low to the ground you could call it ground cover. It was very attractive. Definitely tall enough to crowd out weeds.
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