wanted!!!!!!

i would really like to get a rooted piece of bottle brush plant. i tried tostart seeds but failed twice at it.

jcf
i would love to have this plant as well but most of them arent hardy in my zone but would love to find one that is does anyone know where one is or if there is such a thing? plmk
moretz

The only hardy bottle brush is the Hardy Red, Callistemon sieberi 'Powell's Hardy Red' and it is only hardy to zone 8a, possibly 7b with major steps to protect it from the cold. Hope this helps :-)

justmeLisa
do you have any idea where i could get one? plmk and thanks for the help
moretz

I have a hardy Bottlebrush plant, and I consider myself zone 4/5. I argue with myself every year whether or not to pull it out and toss it. Its very untidy. I'll see how it comes up this year and I could send a small division (SASE or trade) if you like as long as we're talking about the same plant? Mine has jagged leaves and drooping stalks of pink flowers. Don't have the botanical name, but I think I have a pic I could email.

Sandy

Here is a link to a hardy one to zone 7. I have bought plants from here and would highly recommend them:
http://www.yuccado.com/displayone.php?ytitle=Callistemon%20sp.%20%27Woodlander%27s%20Red%27

Larry

Seedsower
i emailed u thanks so much plmk



hummer_nut
thanks for the info i will check it out
moretz

I am rooting some Callistemon citrinus cuttings right now; is that what you are looking for?

arsenic
yes that is what i am looking for are they hardy in your area? if so i would love to trade form some if possable what color is yours plmk
moretz

It's pink/red:) I don't know if it's hardy unfortunately; have been growing it inside. You should look out for C. pityoides and C. subulatus, they are the hardiest.

I'll post here when they are rooted, they are slow.

:) B

arsenic
do you have any idea where i can get the ones you meantioned? i dont think they grow them around here.i would like to buy them locally if i could but i dont know where to look thanks
moretz

arsenic i want one too, please!!!!!!!

jcf: sure; I'll post here when they are rooted:)

moretz: I tried seaching for nurseries in the US that carry them; maybe you can get your local nursery to order it wholesale from here: http://www.vanvloten.net/cal_pityoides.htm and http://www.vanvloten.net/cal_subulata.htm

C. subulatus is also avaliable from http://catalogs.google.com/catalogs?num=50&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&safe=off&q=callistemon+subulatus and http://216.239.57.100/search?q=cache:q3BhD1KJtEcC:www.cistus.com/cistus2003earlyversion.pdf+callistemon+subulatus&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Good luck:)