RE: RE: briefcase- cuttings-roses

I only saw the close up pic of your Streptocarpus. But the flowers looked
the same. There are so many different species within Streptocarpus and i
think last year a local greenhouse was selling it as Streptocarpella.
Anyway, take a look at:
http://www.boomanfloral.com/lp_medium.htm
Scroll down a bit.
If yours looks like the hanging basket, we are most likely talking the same
plant.
By the end of summer it was overlong, needed a trim - hence the first set
of cuttings. By Feb I was able to take more. I believe I just took stem
cuttings and stuck them in Rootrainers or APS units, kept moist
withcapillary matting. Not sure if I even bothered with any rooting hormone.
 
As to your rose, looks like you can get it in Germany ;+) When you do
search for it, apparently you don't need 'alba'.  R. suaveolens is white
and is syn w/ R. alba suaveolens.
 
Kitty


> [Original Message]
> From: Theresa- yahoo <tchessie@yahoo.com>
> To: <kmrsy@earthlink.net>; GardenChat <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 2/22/2003 11:02:25 AM
> Subject: [CHAT] RE: briefcase- cuttings-roses
>
> Wow- I didn't know all of this about the streptocarpus.  This is a plant I
> got from the CalHort sale last spring.  Actually my husband picked it out
> because he thought it had interesting leaves (we didn't even know it
bloomed
> at the time!). When you say cuttings will root easily- are you referring
to
> leaf cuttings? I'd like to make more of these.  Mine bloomed like crazy
last
> year in the wonderful deep blue-purple color.  I need to get back online
and
> order a couple more climbing roses.  One I was looking for doesn't seem
> available (Alba Sauveolens)- I have a kind of shady spot I was hoping to
get
> a climber (with thorns) for near my bird feeders.  So, off to figure out a
> replacement.
>
> Thanks for the info-
> Theresa
> Sac, CA zone 8-9
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kitty Morrissy [k*@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 3:27 PM
> To: Theresa- yahoo
> Subject: RE: briefcase
>
>
> Theresa,
> The anemone is vibrant!
> I took a look at your Sombreuil Rose.  Just ordered 2 of them for the
> Moonlight Garden at CES.  Also noticed your streptocarpus.  Cuttings of it
> will root extremely easily.  Not hardy here, so a woman who was going to
> throw her hanging basket out gave it to me.  I kept it over winter and
> rejuvenated it.  Looked great again come spring - and so did the other 7
> hanging baskets I made from its cuttings.
>
> Kitty
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Theresa- yahoo <tchessie@yahoo.com>
> > To: Kitty <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
> > Date: 2/20/2003 9:55:31 PM
> > Subject: RE: briefcase
> >
> > http://briefcase.yahoo.com/tchessie

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