[[File:Callistemon.jpg|thumb|Alt=|250px|left|Callistemon viminalis]]
Other Names : Callistemon viminalis, Callistemon viminalis, Melaleuca viminalis, Red bottlebrush, Metrosideros viminalis, Weeping bottlebrush, Treur botteborsel, Norjalamppuharja, Cheel, Barap lei.
<br>Bottle brush is a shrub to a small tree, growing to a height of 5 meters, with numerous, long, slender and drooping branches. Leaves are light green, narrow lanceolate, up to 5 centimeters long. Spikes are 7- 8 centimeters long. Flowers are bright red in dense cylindrical spikes.