Ensure the young plant is well-protected from strong winds and continue care.

Sep 21, Bottle brush shrubs bloom on new growth, so they can be pruned in spring and again after flowering. Prune in spring after new growth starts by.

Deadheading removes seed pods, allowing your plant to concentrate on putting out new growth which will increase flowering the following year.

Dec 03, Never prune the bottle brush into dead wood. It may not grow back. However, if an older overgrown bottlebrush is in need of drastic help, you can try pruning all branches off at ground level. Aug 23, Remember to water thoroughly and keep it watered once moved, even if its raining a bit, you need to keep that rootball moist for a while till it re roots properly. 24 Aug, Andrearichter. When you do move it, as Sandra said, cut it back.

You can keep it pruned regularly and it will keep the shrub more compact and easily manageable. Apr 12, I believe they're also difficult to propagate, but if you think your cultivar is special, I'd attempt to root a cutting (or layer a few branches) before moving the plant. I have a bottle brush bush that is about feet tall that is planted very close to the house not my doing. Old fashioned plants are amazing! They have uses beyond the modern imagination.

Today I discovered one such treasure called a Bottle Brush Bush. It's a bless.