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Old 06-02-2010, 04:58 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default callistemon (bottlebrush) container advice?

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Emery Davis wrote:

Thanks, do you guys have any species recommendations? No flowers isn't
that encouraging, do you suppose it's due to light, climate or container
culture?


Mine is in full sun, but seedlings are always unpredictable.

However, you might like to consider some other plants. Good old
rosemary and thyme should survive there, and you will probably get
some flowers (though they much prefer sun). Both are evergreen,
neat, with attractive flowers, and useful for cooking. Sage is all
of those - except neat! You could even grow bay, which is a very
good foliage plant.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.