Bottle brush (Callistemon)

Well its mixed so I guess you take pot luck on what comes up (pot luck did you like that one )
the packet shows a red and a yellow variety

 

Didn't know metaloides came in red and yellow, when I had it some years ago it was white with a lilac tint around the edge, was very scented in the evenings, but flowers only lasted one night.
Got my seed off a rubbish dump in Las Vegas. :D
Should add they were growing on a plant, not in a packet.

 

Ladybird, are they Daturas or Brugmansias?

 

Sorry Pete, Metaloides is the white scented Datura

The mixed seeds reds and yellows are the bottlebrush

 

Alright Steve, I get confused easy :confused:

 

Why not plant the bottlebrush in the garden?

I grew mine from seed about 10 years ago.

Incidently they are very easy from seed. Pick a pod, crush it and about 100 tiny seeds will pour out. They germinate in about 3 days.

 

Last year Garden news gave away datura seeds. They were a mixture of white, cream and purple double and triple flowers. I saved the seeds from the purple ones and have 20 plants in my greenhouse and garden now.

It does seem a bit late for planting to flower this year, but if you can overwinter them and the red spider mite doesn't get them first, you could have a good show next year.

This is a cream one from last year's free pack.

 

Nice flower,Rich. Dont mention RED SPIDER its a killer as far as I'm conserned.