Native to Australia, this plant is appreciated for its unique bottlebrush-like flower spikes and its ability to attract pollinators like birds and insects.

It is a medium sized evergreen tree. Branches are drooping, bark is vertically fissured, grey coloured. Leaves lanceolate, glossy, dark green, gathered at branches apices. Flowers are arranged in cylindrical spikes. Flowers are bright crimson red coloured, rich in nectar, attract birds and insects.