On Jul 20, 4:43 pm, "David E. Ross" wrote:
On 7/20/2008 2:39 PM, fuzzywuzzy wrote:

can anyone give me litle advice please, i own a callistemon
"bottlebrush" plant. its the one with the red flowers. i was wondering
when do i dead head the old flowers and whereabouts do i cut on the
stem. i don't want to damage the plant. hope someone can help.

cheers.

This plant does not need to be deadheaded. If you leave the flowers,
they form an interesting band of seed capsules.

But...but...If you leave the seed on, won't the plant think it has
done
its duty and now can die? Straight question.

If you wish to trim the plant because it's too big or because branches
are crossing, I think you can cut into bare wood.

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
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