Re: polka dot

GREAT....thanks Noreen. I thought about doing that. And what I read on this plant said that they can be grown outside in shade/partial shade, to keep them clipped or they get too tall and leggy and that they were very easy to propagate. So I will try sticking them in some dirt. Thanks for your help.

Jesse Rene' Bell
Claremore, OK
Zone 6


From: TeichFlora@aol.com
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] polka dot
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 18:00:39 EST

JR, I'm playing catch-up here with email, so not sure if this has been
answered. I have this plant in my yard. It is EXTREMELY easy to propagate
by cuttings. Don't put them in water though...just stick them in the ground.
No need to put in a pot, etc. Just cut off a bunch in stick it in the
ground...instant plant. They grow like crazy. Chop it often to make it stay
bushy, since it has a tendency (here at least) to get leggy and tall. Makes
a great filler.
Noreen
zone 9
Texas Gulf coast

In a message dated 3/11/2003 11:03:33 AM Central Standard Time,
gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:

>
> I have a question about my "Polka Dot" plant. The latin name is hypoestes
> phyllostachya. When I looked up propogation on this plant, everything
> said,
> "propogate by cuttings". Well, I pinched some off and stuck it in water.
> It very promptly died. So...what do they mean? I feel very blonde all of
> a
> sudden. Help.
>
> Jesse Rene' Bell
> Claremore, OK
> Zone 6

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