A #bee flies toward a bright red #BottleBrush tree #flower.

The #MelaleucaCitrina is native to Australia, but has become a common #ornamental planting around the world.
#BottleBrushFlowers are highly attractive to pollinators like bees or hummingbirds.

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A #bee flies toward the #flower of a #Bottlebrush #Tree.

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The #Bottlebrush #tree grows its #flowers directly off the #plant’s woody #stem.
They being in knob-like growths like the one pictured here, then rupture to reveal an array of delicate read filaments.
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Baby lorikeets not quite found their voice. Enjoying the bottle brush.

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Rainbow lorikeet snacking on our bottle brush tree / Callistemon. These cheeky buggers love feasting on nectar in spring!

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