Bottlebrush Berry: The 76th Flower of Spring & Summer!

To be honest, I have no idea what the name of this flower is! I spent a long time looking at every source I could find, with no luck, and I've never seen anything even remotely similar to this plant, except for Bottlebrush, which is a large shrub with huge flowers. So until I discover the correct name, this is called Bottlebrush Berry! :D

The only place this flower grows is down by our front gate, and to see it from a standing position, it looks like nothing special at all. But what a surprise I got when I knelt down to take a closer look!! I kept an eye on these flowers and discovered that they bloom from the top down, which is unusual in my experience because it's normally the other way around. As it continues to blossom, the gorgeous red flowers turns brown and ratty looking when they die, so I decided that this picture shows this flower off at its finest. This plant grows about two feet high and has lots of these flowers all over, which attract bees and butterflies galore! I hope to properly identify this beauty, and when I do, I'll update the information.

I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too!

Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)