tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post7744094343014840411..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: Callistemondanger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-58372672284608610862011-07-15T08:46:12.416-07:002011-07-15T08:46:12.416-07:00My Callistemon viridiflorus has yet to bloom, too,...My Callistemon viridiflorus has yet to bloom, too, but it sailed through the past winter with no protection, much to my relief. I had to move it this spring, and I have my fingers crossed it takes the move in stride. It's certainly looking happy, robust and somewhat larger. I do want to get a red one: Woodlander's Hardy Red and Clemson look perfect, but Woodlander's Red would probably be more likely to suffer my lack of winter protection.MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-8411521402456609662011-07-14T17:41:18.382-07:002011-07-14T17:41:18.382-07:00The hot new little shrublet around here is Callist...The hot new little shrublet around here is Callistemon 'Little John', and it's a cutie. I wonder if that would be hardy for you--though probably not, 20-25F. <br /><br />Like Heather I have childhood memories of what we called "bottle brush", but happy ones. I always liked the red color of the flowers.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-34486699042805589362011-07-14T08:44:44.565-07:002011-07-14T08:44:44.565-07:00Patricia, thank you!
Heather, yay! You made my da...Patricia, thank you!<br /><br />Heather, yay! You made my day..glad to hear it. I do understand disliking neglected plants from your youth but I am so glad to hear that I may have changed your mind!<br /><br />linda, remind me, have you grown Woodlanders? That may be my secret, plus the fact that the others (up until now) have been planted in fairly protected areas in the back garden. This winter will be the test for the newbies in the front garden.<br /><br />Les, I know!!! The nursery that I bought it at hadn't potted them up from the tiny little plastic cell packs they had been started in. So the price was based on the size of the root mass, which was tiny, not the size of the plant. I think part of my hesitation to buy more was the fact that I feared death in the garden do to it being held root captive for so long.<br /><br />Nicole, you have agaves discarded by the roadside but can't buy a Callistemon?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-68176270531724634952011-07-13T20:24:36.812-07:002011-07-13T20:24:36.812-07:00I love Callistemon and you are lucky to have so ma...I love Callistemon and you are lucky to have so many. I can't get a plant here.Tirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253130857755408695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-23465917309842038602011-07-13T16:26:52.808-07:002011-07-13T16:26:52.808-07:00$1.98? I am flummoxed.
I had my eye on a Woodlan...$1.98? I am flummoxed.<br /><br />I had my eye on a Woodlanders at work, and even with my discount it was dear. Then the next thing I knew they were all gone.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-14416362656008199782011-07-13T13:57:52.276-07:002011-07-13T13:57:52.276-07:00Really jealous ... I've killed so many. I stil...Really jealous ... I've killed so many. I still have a dead one in the ground, as if it might come back. <br />Last one standing is Sieberi. What is your secret?lindahttp://whatsitgarden.posterous.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-34418895429677145312011-07-13T12:50:33.030-07:002011-07-13T12:50:33.030-07:00I have an irrational dislike for the plants that w...I have an irrational dislike for the plants that we had in my childhood yard, mostly because the yard was very neglected. Calla lillies, bottle-brush, and Lily of the Nile were all at the top of that list. A coworker cured me of my calla lily hatred by bringing me cut flowers in a vase; I think you just cured me of my bottle-brush hatred. So pretty!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-52828597724882747802011-07-13T11:02:03.485-07:002011-07-13T11:02:03.485-07:00What a marvelous collection. Thanks for sharing it...What a marvelous collection. Thanks for sharing it in the lovely photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com