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Posted by Dark Energy on July 30, 2008, 6:14 pm
If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options > On 7/20/2008 2:39 PM, fuzzywuzzy wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
>
> --
> 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)
> Gardening pages at <http://www.rossde.com/garden/>
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