VARIOUS SEEDS
CALLISTEMON ( botle brush)
his hardy Australian shrub (1.8 meters) of the Myrtaceae family produces large furry greenish-yellow "Bottlebrush" flowers in profusion in spring. With a lemon smell. attractive to bees and butterflys
Prefers full sun to lightshade, drought tolerant, normally disease free.
Received the “award of garden merit” by the royal horticultural society.
Occasional pruning to create a bushier plant if required.
Can be sown anytime but normally germinate in the spring after chilling in the cold compost over the winter, no artificial heat needed/.
Sow in a sandy well drained compost, with just a light dusting of sand or compost to cover the seed, I use a flower sieve to do this, and then stand the pot in water until it is soaked, and then placed outside protected from the rain (to stop the seeds being washed away)
pot up into small pots when big enough to handle, and finally planting in desired location
EMBOTHRIUM COCCINEUM-( Chilean Firebush)
An unusually large flowered form of the "Chilean Firebush" collected as seed on the banks of Lago Cucao, Chiloe Island, during a 1994 Chile Expedition (RB94051). As this seed has wild diversity you will find that the clusters of tubular flowers that appear in early summer vary from crimson to an unforgettable bright red. Many plants grown in the UK are cuttings from the same plant but this is new blood!
They should be sown into well-drained, sandy compost at any time of the year, and covered to their own depth with sand or grit. No artificial heat is needed; the seed tray is best left in a cool spot outside and kept moist. Seeds usually germinate in the spring after a chilling in the cold compost, regardless of when they are sown.
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