My Callistemon (Bottlebrush) Forest in the Making LOL

I picked up some Callistemon seed from a sale at Wilko's last year for around 50p, thought I'd have a crack at them.

I sowed the seed (some of the smallest I've ever seen ) in March this year and last week I pricked out a lot of the seedlings and now I have a full cell tray of 40 baby Callistemons..

Oh Happy Days...

 

That's an impressive result Bilbo!
Cracking plant too when it's in bloom.

 

Bilbo, they germinate like cress as you have found out.
Do you know which variety or did it just say 'red'?
I would nip the tops out at about 6" to promote multiple branching.

 

Thanks Strongy, it did say the variety, but I've mis-placed the packet at the mo, I know they were red..

 

Looking at the width of the leaf, I'd say they are C Citrinus Splendens not the usual Subulatus/Linearis but they are to small to say definitely.

 

That's brilliant Bilbo. And all for 50p. I am surprised that they had seeds of something so exotic. I had always assumed that the very cheap seeds were of the very common plants - so I must pay more attention in future.

 

Hi Peter, I've noticed one or two more exotic seeds creeping in; Datura and the like..

I actually got these from a larger Wilko's store (ours is quite small) that stocks more, they were part of a collection of seeds called "World Botanics" from Johnson seeds..