In article , Paul
writes
I wonder if anyone can help? A friend of mine has a Bottlebrush,
Callistemon citrinus. It has started shedding some leaves, and other leaves
are turning yellow. It is in a pot at the moment because of frost fears,
and is in and out of the house (no greenhouse). Does anyone know what might
be causing the leaf problems? Could it need more water, or be in need of
some sort of 'food', or ?



Thanks for any help



Paul




Mine's in the garden and hasn't been harmed by the frost in the lasts 8
years Paul. It has flowered every year and it is about 5 foot wide and
five foot tall and not in a particularly sheltered spot so perhaps they
just like a bit of room to grow? The seed is easy to germinate if you
wait a year and let the seed dry on the shrub then bring in the
'pods/seed cases' and put them somewhere really warm, like a mantelpiece
over a fire. After 24 hours millions of tiny seeds like dust come out of
the cone type seed heads.

Janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk