The Weeping Bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis) is a fast-growing evergreen native of eastern Australia, named for the cylindrical red flower spikes that resemble a bottle brush. In the family Myrtaceae, it is closely allied to Melaleuca — under which name it is sometimes listed.
Tough and adaptable, it copes with heavy clay, poor soils and seasonal wet feet, and is drought-tolerant and frost-hardy once established. Its dense weeping habit and rapid growth make it a workhorse for screening, hedging and windbreaks, while the nectar-rich flowers draw honeyeaters and lorikeets through spring and summer.