IS this a finished Callistemon (Bottle Brush) flower

 


Hi Guys,

I have just bought one of these lovely flowers and dont want to kill
it!!! lol

I did a google search and found this very informative thread on here

http://tinyurl.com/2eco5tu

My question is...

Is this a finished flower

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If so am i now ok to prune it as per the instructions on the other
thread as i
have 3 or 4 flowers in this state.

Thanks for any advice you are able to give me :-)

Cheers,

Mark




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markyd3

 



Pretty.
I remember having a few plants that were hard to tell whether they were in
bud or were finished (hardy Geranium comes to mind). But I think these are
spent because all I see that's left are the calyxes and the pistils. See if
you can identify any ones that haven't bloomed yet, the difference should be
apparent & from then on it'll be easier to spot them. In any case you won't
kill it by pruning off blossoms, at least not any more than you would by
deadheading spent blooms....

 


You're more likely to kill it with kindness than anything else - they don't
like to be cossetted so don't overwater it or overfeed it.


Hmmm - I don't do what is said there to my callistemons!  Since they are
Australian plants, it'd make more sense to me to look at an Australian site.
Try:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/callistemon/index.html
http://www.australiaplants.com.au/website/general/faqs.html


Yes, but there is no real hurry.

 


Thanks Guys :-)




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markyd3