Shaving Brush Plant

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Shaving brush plant. The name holly leaved dryandra was used when the plant was featured as part of a series of articles. Haemanthus albiflos shaving brush plant white paint brush. The flowers shaving brush like bristles consist of about 400 pollen producing stamens and one stigma bearing style all slender stiff and white.
White brush like flower heads are borne from autumn to winter and are 3 7 5cm 1 3in across consisting of up to 50 tiny flowers with protruding stamens followed by fleshy white to red. It is easy to maintain and do not need any special attention. In australia the names prickly banksia and shaving brush flower were offered up by emily pelloe in 1921 the latter because when in bud the flower very much resembles a shaving brush.
As a pot plant it has been called elephant s tongue and elephant ear for its leaves or shaving brush or paintbrush plant for its flowers. The shaving brush incorporates a hard calcium carbonate skeleton within its living tissue. The upper half of the bulb is usually exposed and bright green.
Shaving brush flower was still in use as late as the 1950s. This widely grown evergreen bulb has pairs of broad usually hairy edged strap like leaves. Huge collection amazing choice 100 million high quality affordable rf and rm images.
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The shaving brush resembles a brush used for applying cream thus it is named as shaving brush plant. The shaving brush plant penicillus sp is a popular plant species amongst marine aquarium hobbyists both for its hardy nature and filtration capabilities. It features elongated stalk and green grass like upward branches.