Re: Persian Shield Flower

Good idea. And you can pass them along! Or take them to work even. ;-) Let
us know if the cuttings with the V in the soil work. I don't know if I've
ever tried that.

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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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