Editing Callistemon (section)

==Use in horticulture==
Many commercial nurseries continue to use the name ‘’Callistemon’’. These species can be propagated either by [[Cutting (plant)|cuttings]] (some species more easily than others), or from the [[seeds]].<ref name=ANPSA(2)>{{cite web|last1=Williams|first1=Bryon|title=Growing Callistemon from Seed|url=http://anpsa.org.au/APOL21/mar01-2.html|publisher=Australian Native Plants Society Australia|access-date=22 July 2015}}</ref> Flowering is normally in [[Spring (season)|spring]] and early [[summer]] (October–December), but conditions may cause flowering at other times of the year. The obvious parts of the [[flower]] masses are [[stamen]]s, with the [[pollen]] at the tip of the filament; the [[petal]]s are inconspicuous (see picture). Flower heads vary in colour with species; most are red, but some are yellow, green, orange, pink or white. Each flower head produces a profusion of triple-celled seed capsules around a stem (see picture) which remain on the plant with the seeds enclosed until stimulated to open when the plant dies or [[wildfire|fire]] causes the release of the seeds. A few species release the seeds annually.<ref name=Wrigley>{{cite book|last1=Wrigley|first1=John W.|last2=Fagg|first2=Murray|title=Australian native plants : a manual for their propagation, cultivation and use in landscaping|date=1983|publisher=Collins|location=Sydney|isbn=978-0002165754|pages=191–194|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref name=ANBG>{{cite web|last1=Harvey|first1=Rod|title=Bottlebrush - Genus Callistemon|url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/callistemon/|publisher=Australian National Botanic Garden|access-date=22 July 2015}}</ref>

Bottlebrush plants can be grown in pots.<ref name=ANPSA>{{cite web|last1=Williams|first1=Bryon|title=Growing Callistemons in large pots|url=http://anpsa.org.au/APOL6/jun97-6.html|publisher=Australian Native Plants Society Australia|access-date=22 July 2015}}</ref>

They have been grown in Europe since a specimen of ''[[Callistemon citrinus]]'' was introduced to [[Kew Gardens]] in London by [[Joseph Banks]] in 1789.<ref name=Curtis>{{cite book|last1=Curtis|first1=William|title=The Botanical Magazine (Volume 8)|date=1794|location=London|page=260|edition=1|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24670/24670-h/24670-h.htm#Metrosideros_Citrina_Harsh-Leavd_Metrosideros|access-date=22 July 2015}}</ref>