1 of 4 Baby Bottle Brush Plants

Great.

Ours doing well too Jacque !

looking good
mine is five years from seed and flowered last year and ive just noticed more flowers .....

That reminds me .I have some Callistemon seend and I meant to sow it this summer. I must do it!

Glad u like it Clarice :) Have u repotted yours to Jane/Ray cos theyv grown loads have`nt they :) 5 YEARS 2 FLOWER!!!! iv got a wait on my hands then Sandra lol :) Good thing u saw this Pic Paul :) Go on & sow them now b4 u 4get again :)

you might get flowers earlier Jacue. i mistreated mine for a year or two...lol

OOOoooooo Sandra shame on u lol :)

i have a hit and miss hisory with seeds...lol
i'm getting better now, i'm better at the watering...

Rrrrrrrrrr Yes Water does seem 2help Sandra lol :)

arrhhh bless... how easy are they from seed... mind you having said that may be easier from cutting/layering?

Are these hardy too Jacque ?

No their Not Hardy Jane/Ray so these will need to be kept Snug over winter :)

Hi Jacque - I have a bottle brush shrub - Its about 5 foot tall now and has been flowering since I got it - mine has survived bad frosts for a few years now so it must be quite hardy. In bud at the mo :-)

They should be hardy Jacque and Bonkers. Why do you think that are not Jacque?

Hi Dawn thats great News Thanx 4 telling us :) 5 foot is a great size 2 :)

I'll take a pic when it flowers Jacque :-)

Toto i saw a Label on 1 in a Nursury where i some times go & it z on that it wasnt hardy :/

Oooo yes Dawn id like to see that :)

I've put the seeds out Jacque on the bench to remind me at the weekend! I meant to sow them last year, I hope they're still viable.They came free with Amateur Gardening(I think) last Spring.

Thanks Toto..ours are about 6 inches tall now and are about to be re potted.

O thats good 2 hear Paul :) Im sure theyl b ok ? if not uv not lost any thing have u ? :)

Did Toto take cuttings or were they grown from seed?
I must get some cuttings done in the next fortnight :-)

No, Jacque and I wouldn't have bought them myself , but it's sometimes nice to try something different from seed to see if they come good!

He sent us 4 tiny rooted cuttings Dawn and they are doing really well !

Thanks BB: I'll try and get some this year.

Well good luck withm Paul i hope theyl do ok :) I took 10 Cuttings Of A Lavender Plant 2day Dawn/ Jane/Ray :)

Good stuff Jacque - my Dad always told me the 3rd week in July was the time to take cuttings, so that is what I do every year :-)))) I love lavender Jacque and the bees love them, dont they.

Yes they do Dawn u should of seen me with my head burried in the Lavender looking 4 suitable Babys with the Bees buzzing around my ears lol Not 1 Bothered /Stung me :)

Bees dont sting for the sake of it do they, whereas wasps seem to :-(

Jacque:

I've never seen a Callistemon citrinus - Bottle brush this small before...I guess I'm just used to seeing them as a 15 - 25 foot tree here.

Hi all, just to add into the hardy/not hardy thing, there are different varieties, some are fully hardy some frost sensertive. so they may not be fully hardy Jac...don't ask me which is which.... there are lots,,, but i do have one of the hardy vareities, mine has quite small flowers and very long stems... if that makes sense. lol

Dawn i also think Bees are Much Cuter looking Than Wasps lol , O Delonix this is now 3 times bigger than it was ! :) RRrrrrrrrrrr Ang i understand now thanx 4 that :)

I agree Jacque .

Jacque:

Sorry...I didn't mean to sound arrogant. Callistemon species are usually sold in almost all nurseries as a 6 - 12 foot tree for the landscape here.

Your seedling is very healthy looking and I'm sure in a short time will be large...as they grow very quickly. : > )

Thanx Dawn :) Delonix i dont think your Arrogant@ all just full of Infomation that we dont know over here about plants from over there :)

Jacque:

Thank you so much for the sweet compliment. That's what
GoY is all about for me...learning about people's garden, plant experiences and sharing mine. : > )

Well ors are going out Jacque in next week as are now over a foot high and looking strong !