I have several bottlebrush plants that have grown to 10 feet. Do I need to prune them now to encourage them to bloom? A. You have the tall form of bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis), and this can ...

Size: Four to 5 feet tall and wide in Sacramento area. Bloom season: Blood red blooms from spring through summer and again in fall and winter. Exposure: Full sun for best bloom. Pruning needs: Little ...

Varied plants with colorful flowers blooming in a garden with white chair - Darrell Gulin/Getty Images Pruning — a term that invokes fear in the best of the gardeners, and for good reason. Pruning is ...

‘Little John,’ a dwarf variety of lemon bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus), has been around for years but is finally achieving the popularity it deserves. An attractive and trouble-free plant, ‘Little ...

This dwarf bottlebrush can just be reluctant to flower. Possible problems are not having enough direct sun, too much high-nitrogen fertiliser, or pruning just before the flowering period. However, ...