Re: winter bloomers speaking about rooting....

I'm not inclined to use straight water for rooting anything. If they do
root that way, the type of root developed is not the best for later
potting. I'd prefer to root in some sort of solid medium like
vermiculite, perlite, or a blend.


I wouldn't try another method with the same cutting. It seems to me that
without roots all this time it has nearly depleted its energy reserves
that it would have used to make roots. Start with a fresh cutting.


--
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net>
> Maybe it doesn't like your water. Chlorinated? Softened?
> 
> You might try planting cuttings directly into one of those high-priced 
> potting mixes--MiracleGro, Scott's, etc--keep it damp [not wet], and 
> give it lots of light.
> 
> 
> On Feb 8, 2006, at 6:18 AM, Donna wrote:
> 
> > If some of you recall (doubt it), last fall I took a
> > couple cuttings from a fancy geranium. I was
> > complaining that it never rooted... well I still am
> > complaining. That darn thing has sat in water since
> > fall, still alive (-well the leaves haven't died off-)
> > but it still DOESN'T have roots!
> >
> > What is with that?
> >
> > On another note, since my then new office has tons of
> > lights, I brought over my annual pots from my deck. I
> > usually use a house plant with some annuals and let
> > the whole thing die off yearly. They are still all
> > alive and the annuals are not looking shabby about to
> > bloom again. (I had cut off the flowers about Nov or
> > so as they appeared to be going to seed) What I lost
> > was the ivy?!? Didn't think I would have a problem
> > with that!
> >
> > Anyways, the fancy geraniums are still growing.
> > Thinking they might need a haircut or something. So
> > since the water rooting didn't work.... what should I
> > try next?
> >
> > Donna
> >
> > --- james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Lantana roots fairly easily in vermiculite or
> >> perlite, Chris. Don't
> >> know about water.
> >
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> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
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> Hardiness Zone 10
> Heat Zone 10
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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