Callistemon

Lovely colours :o)

They are such unusual plants, are they hardy?

Mine are Carole , I have about 8 all grown from seed that was given to me by the botanical gardens on the isle of wight , we were there visiting when their shrub was in flower I asked if they had any seed they said we will send you some when we have some , a year passed I didn't think anymore of it ,then a packet arrived with hundreds of seed , I grew them and gave the plants to anybody that would have one ....

I think I still have some seed if you would like some .. ..

Thanks Amy would love to have a go How big do they grow?;0)

Well done Amy, didn't grow this one from seed but do have some seed somewhere in my seedbox for different coloured ones, must search them out, what colour are yours ?

I will sent you some Carole , My tallest one is about 5ft .. I have found that you can prune them to keep in a reasonable shape if you want ... I have kept a couple at about 3ft ... The seed looks almost like dust , they grow quite quickly once they start .. I'll sort it out tomorrow :o)

Thanks Amy you're a star!

I have this red one too Simbad. Such a bright red arent they. I didnt know you could collect seed !! I'm off up the garden in a bit to see if I can retrieve some as the old flower heads are still on. Thanks Simbad/Amy.
I was a bit scared of pruning mine Amy - one of mine is a bit leggy, when do you do it?