How to Use bottlebrush in a Sentence

bottlebrush

noun

• Your bottlebrushes may just be slow, so give them some more time to show signs of life near the base of the shrubs as well as along the branches.
  — Kathy Huber, Houston Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2018
• Outside, bottlebrush trees, native plants and herbs line the pool.
  — Kadee Krieger, NOLA.com, 29 Mar. 2018
• This red bottlebrush bird will be a gorgeous addition to the tree.
  — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 30 Nov. 2022
• Q: A bottlebrush tree planted in our yard about a year ago is making little growth.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 1 July 2017
• Pom poms and mini bottlebrush trees are Christmas craft staples, so put the leftovers to good use with a DIY ball pit for your elf.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 28 Oct. 2022
• A cat with its tail puffed up like a bottlebrush is frightened or fearful and should be approached with caution.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 12 June 2017
• Trade bottlebrush trees for these adorable versions made of tassels.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2021
• Accessorize with mini bottlebrush trees and a small house figure, and use a sparkly ribbon to hang it on the front door or over the mantel.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2022
• For a woodland look, tuck a small ceramic house between green or flocked bottlebrush trees.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2023
• After the bottlebrush is relocated, keep the soil moist.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 Jan. 2018
• New Mexico is home to four evergreen juniper species and the Colorado piñon, a small tree with short bottlebrush needles that sprout from dense branches.
  — Sara Van Note, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2022
• The glittery bottlebrush tree in our pastel tablescape was only $3 in the Bullseye's Playground section of Target.
  — Lesleigh Hammer, Teen Vogue, 8 Dec. 2017
• Frequent and generous rainfall the past couple of years has caused lots of root rot problems with plants such as citrus, azaleas, bottlebrush trees and many others.
  — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 12 Aug. 2017
• Finally, a bee appears on a Western Bistort, a small white flower that looks like a bottlebrush, which Duennes says smells like diapers.
  — Carolyn Wilke, sacbee, 20 Aug. 2017
• This set of nine bottlebrush trees is perfect for setting up your own holiday display without spending a ton of money.
  — Katie Melynn Published, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2022
• Print numbers on tags and raid your stash of Christmas Decorations—and your crafts supplies—for bits and baubles, such as vintage broaches, tiny bottlebrush trees, or sparkling faux greenery.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022
• Stick bottlebrush trees and figurines into the styrofoam, using craft glue if needed.
  — Laura Hanrahan, Woman's Day, 26 Nov. 2019
• The plants have yellow-green sprays of flowers that are tightly packed together and resemble a bottlebrush cleaner, Edwards says.
  — Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2020
• Set bottlebrush trees in a repurposed wood box for the ultimate country centerpiece.
  — Chloe Gorman, Country Living, 19 Oct. 2022
• Among the plants to consider are ferns, Solomon’s seal, bleeding heart, lungwort, Virginia bluebells, hostas, hellebores, bishop’s hat, St. John’s wort, fragrant sumac and bottlebrush buckeye.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2022
• This traditional Christmas setup has it all: A mini gingerbread house, bottlebrush trees, candy canes, and of course hot cocoa.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Dec. 2020
• Behind the birdhouse the bright red blossoms of a bottlebrush tree were attracting Anna’s hummingbirds, while a hooded oriole was sewing an elaborate hanging basket nest into the underside of a broad palm frond.
  — Ernie Cowan Outdoors, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 July 2017
• The bottlebrush can be damaged during severe winters but normally survives.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Apr. 2021
• Unlike The Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) tree found in middle America, bottlebrush buckeye is a vigorous, suckering shrub.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 19 July 2019
• Fortnight lilies and kangaroo paw add height, while dwarf rosemary, feathery cassia, dwarf bottlebrush, sun-loving gaura, red fountain grass and other miscellaneous grasses add texture.
  — Lisa Boone, latimes.com, 13 Mar. 2018

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024