Callistemon paludosus (hybrid?) Conifers 'Heimudan' was selected in Fujian

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

The genus is ancient: Carya ranged widely in the Tertiary

Site where the textured foliage can be read at close range

and the same draw for Cloudless Sulphur and Sleepy Orange butterflies that feed and breed on the plant

released in 1991 ('Polar Ice'

Callistemon paludosus (hybrid?) Conifers 'Heimudan' was selected in FujianAn 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