Bottlebrush

Hi ive just joined the forum and was wondering where was the best place to position a bottlebrush in a very often windy garden?

 

Somewhere sunny and warm Id say.
With shelter in winter, as some are a bit tender.

Dont think wind in itself is a problem as long as the plant is not allowed to rock around, until it gets established.

 

Hi rach, the best place to plant a Bottlebrush is in the sunniest position available as most Australian plants like the sun. They tolerate wind and a certain degree of cold, depending on the species, down to -5c short term without damage. I presume yours would be a red one either Callistemon Rigidus the most common hardy one with a small narrow leaf or C. Citrinus Splendens, larger flower and larger wider leaf but not so hardy. Hope this helps.
I have 9 varieties starting to flower this month and into the next, look at the 'whats looking good in June' thread to see some.

 

Thanks very much for the help its a Citrinus Splendens which i should have mentioned and i think is lovely i will check out your thread too.

 

C.Citrinus Splendens can suffer from scorch, depends where you are, icy cold winds could do damage particularly to the new soft growth.
The next two to come out are a cream one, Sieberei and a salmon orange one which I haven't had ID. Strangely my Citrinus Splendens has no buds this year!

 

Sorry to tag onto the end of this thread but when the callistemon has flowered it looks pretty scrappy. do i prune back past the finished flowers or leave the flowered shoots alone?
Thanks!

 

If you like Callistemon so much Rach did you know that you can also grow it from seed,although its a hardy annual

 

Prune back to just behind the flowers unless you really need to reduce it's size.
Callistemons are hardy to half hardy perennial shrubs not annuals.
I always have seed to give away.

 

Thanks for the advice, I will give it a prune.