Wintersweet propagation: cutting and seedlings
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Have: Unusual seedlings and rooted cuttings--skyflower, etc.
Comments (0)I have either seedlings or rooted cuttings of each of the following. Most of these are still fairly small, somewhere between two and six inches for most of them: bolusanthus speciosa chimonanthus (wintersweet) epiphyllum ackermannii epiphyllum oxypetalum (night-blooming cereus) epiphyllum, red erythrina crista-galli geranium palmatum impatiens balfourii impatiens grandis rosa impatiens sodenii morus nigra oxypetalum caeruleum passiflora quinquangularis redbud solandra maxima sophora japonica thunbergia grandiflora (skyflower) In return, I'd especially like to get some beaumontia grandiflora, thunbergia mysorensis, or impatiens tinctoria (either rooted or unrooted). But I'd be interested in other items from my want list as well. You can find it at the following link and--if interested--e-mail me from my member page. But please post here to let me know that you are doing so. Trades only, please. Nothing for postage at this time. Here is a link that might be useful: Audrey's Trade List...See MorePropagate trees by stem cuttings???
Comments (16)Yes, it seems to have been a poorly selected plant. It maybe could have been corrected with careful initial planting, removal of one leader, and rigorous removal of early suckers, but with the v/y shape you did have a challenging task. Now you do have a major problem there, and I think my inclination would be to just get rid of the plant and start with a new one. There is no reason why a single plant should be a "lifelong" job for you. Dig it up, discard it. Alternatively, you could dig it up totally, see what is rootstock and what is grafted on, cut what is growing from the rootstock, cut off one trunk, and replant with the best leader heading upwards, and keep it tied straight until it is the height you want. This is the perfect time of year to do that. But honestly, I would say it is not worth it, not for that plant. It's common enough to easily replace if you really want one. I've bought my suckering shrubs from reputable nurseries; some plants just do that. Suckering is always annoying, and only some plants are worth the hassle. But if the main plant does not even grow upward, no plant is worth the trouble. Karin L...See MoreI don't have a clue how to propagate using cuttings or seed.
Comments (4)Dry well draining soil. It survived being dried out right? I often forget to water mine untill their tendrils droop.. They're doin' just fine. Seeds? Plant 'em. Keep 'em warm. Wait. Wait s'more. Wait even more. Decide they're not gonna sprout & set that planter outside. 6 months later (15 to 20 months after planting the seeds..) find seedlings in that planter. Have no idea what they are. It happened to me. Thus, never give up on passion flower seeds....See Morepropagating lambs ear by cuttings?
Comments (18)Hi John, Whether or not you can root them depends on what you're calling a cutting! If you mean individual leaves, I don't believe there's any way at all to root those. If you mean you're cutting off the stems (with leaves attached), theoretically it should be possible to root those, but I've tried it two or three times and like I told Misty, have been totally unsuccessful so far--which REALLY surprised me! As I suggested to Misty, above, the quickest and easiest way to start new individual plants from an established lamb's ear is to remove some of the individual shoots that are already well rooted or obviously starting to root and stick them in small pots till they're rooted to the bottom of the pots, and then plant them outside--after hardening them off if it's still cold out! To get the rooted shoots, gently dig around the outside of the plant to loosen the soil and then kind of dig around a little bit with your hands, lifting up on some of the outside shoots, and you'll probably see right away some rooted stems that you can cut off--or just pull/break off. If you decide to try rooting some completely unrooted ones, when you cut them off, cut them almost the whole way down to the crown of the plant. That will force new growth to come up from the base of the plant, rather than getting multiple shoots coming out of the end of a stem that's already several inches long, which would just make the plant look all leggy and floppy! If you manage to root some unrooted pieces, please come back here and tell us about it! I'd love to find out if it really is possible! I looked thru my (many) pics in hopes of finding a couple lamb's ear ones that might explain what I mean by the "outside shoots," but I don't seem to have taken many lamb's ear pics over the years! Here are a couple--that may or may not help! The first is my plant the year after I put it in--a very small plant I had gotten at one of the swaps. You can't see the base of the stems, but you can see the tips of all the different individual shoots that make up the whole plant. The second one is a couple years later when it's just starting to grow in spring, after I've cleaned all the old ratty foliage off from the previous year. Because the leaves are still small, you can see all the way down to the bottom where the individual stems are going into the soil. Those individual stems are what you want to gently lift up far enough to see if they're adequately rooted to be able to remove them to successfully start them in a pot. [Click on the pic to open it in WebAlbums, and then you can click on the little magnifier on top, wait for it to load, and then click the + in the top left corner to get it as big as possible and then drag it to see the area you want to look at.] In this pic it's easiest to see where the individual shoots are going into the soil on the top left corner of the plant! Mine is considerably bigger now than in either of those pics, but I have the flowerless kind, so they don't spread as much as the blooming kind. If you have the kind that blooms you should have new shoots coming up all over the place, and you should very easily be able to remove rooted shoots to start more. Fluorescent lites, in my opinion, are the best things you can use for growing inside. They're inexpensive, and they don't burn plants even if the plants grow right up into the bulbs, and since keeping the source of the lite close to the plants is important, using something that doesn't burn them makes it a lot easier. I used to use cool white, but I don't think it makes any difference what type they are! Good luck! Let us know how it works out for you! Skybird This post was edited by skybird on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 16:05...See Moreforever_a_newbie_VA8
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