Bottlebrush

Common Names: Bottlebrush, weeping bottlebrush, creeping bottlebrush
Latin Name: Melaleuca viminalis
Type: Shrub
Origin: Australia, used for landscaping in Florida

Edible: Possible tea (see other uses).

Other uses:  Leaves and flower can make a tea. The tea is listed as an antifungal / antibacterial used for internal infections, a laxative, or a wash for skin infections. Flower is more a sweetener than a tea. Flowers and leaves can make a dye. Wood can be used but normally too small for anything but handles or used as fuel.

Note: Bloomed in May then stopped. Neighbor's bottlebrushes still blooming in July. Love these blooms! Bees also love them. The vitinalis leaf smells like medicine while the citrinus smells like lemon.

Bottlebrush (April)

Bottlebrush (May)

Bottlebrush - flower (May)

Bottlebrush bark (May)

Bottlebrush - leaves (May)