Re: Persian Shield Flower

Those're my thoughts too.  The one with no leaves left...maybe I'll let it
keep it's flower spikes and see what happens just for fun.  and maybe one
spike on one of the others with leaves.  I have so many, it's not a probelem
to experiment.  I also have another pot with about 7 additional cuttings
(taken FROM the cuttings a few weeks ago.  These are a bit of an experiment
too.  I did cuttings from cuttings last year, but this time I tried some
that were branched.  Put the V below soil level.  If they work they'll  be
bushier right from the base.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@islc.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Persian Shield Flower


> I would think so. Seems the spike would take too much energy from the
> cutting. My coleus did that last summer too (cuttings). Is Strobilanthus
in
> the coleus family?
>
> Andrea H
> Beaufort, SC
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 8:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Persian Shield Flower
>
>
> > At least 9 f the 28 cuttings have flower spikes, most of those have 3-5
> > spikes.  There's one that is nothing but flower spikes as the leaves
that
> > had been left on the cutting have fallen off.  I suppose that one is a
> > goner.  But it seems to me, if I want to grow these cuttings on to
shrubs
> > for use this summer, I really should remove all the spikes - right?
> >
> > Kitty
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: <Cersgarden@aol.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 8:17 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Persian Shield Flower
> >
> >
> > > In a message dated 3/3/04 4:27:37 PM, kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
> > >
> > > <<  Here in Z5 it is usually grown as an annual and then
> > > pitched; repurchased in spring. >>
> > >
> > > Kitty, I have wintered one over but did not this year.  I have never
had
> > one
> > > bloom.
> > >     Ceres
> > >
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