We had a mountain or wild azales and some of the more vigorous domesticated azaleas where I grew up. They also grow in the hills and mountains in the east coast with rhodedondrons, but the fact that I don't even remember what season they bloom is not a good sign. Are dogwoods fall blooming? Perhaps I've been out amongst the Aspen, and then the junipers and pines, and more recently the palm trees and cacti too long. Bottlebrush flowers here are cool. I think they're native to Australia?