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arillaskev southend essex , United Kingdom Nov 17, 2022

A friend of mine has a callistemon a red flowers. This year its has yellow flowers
Can this happen
I have been a qualified horticulturist 40 years and never heard of this I know they say you lean something new every day well this could be one

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ZilyZily Castro Valley, CA Nov 17, 2022

I find it hard to believe. Have you seen the color change yourself?

I very closely followed several Australian native plant forums on Facebook for years as I was obsessed with Australian natives and learning all about them. I did see so many posts about Callistemons as well as Melaleucas and their photos. No one ever said this happened to any of their Callistemon though many posted red ones and yellow ones and many other colors. There are a ton of cultivars.

The only 1 I saw change colors happened in 1 season. It is a gorgeous one too, Callistemon 'Pink Champagne'.
https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/422084/
This cultivar opens in the cool spring totally white but as it gets hotter it changes to light pink to darker pink when really warm then fades back to white in the cooler fall.

There are some that are light in color that change with age to a darker color like Callistemon 'Cane's Hybrid'.
https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/330869/

If you figure it out, I'd be most interested.

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arillaskev southend essex , United Kingdom Nov 17, 2022

HI ZilyZily
No i have not seen the plant as they live one end of the country and i live at the bottom
thank you i will get back with any news

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