RE: Happy Birthday Island Jim!

Donna, I'd have been more inclined to root them in a medium other than
water. I'd have also used some rooting hormone to help encourage them to
put out roots.


Kitty

-- "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
In my new office at work, I have a ton of windows with 10 inch ledges. I am
trying to over winter some plants there- if it works, look out next season!

BTW, I took some cuttings from my fancy geraniums. Odd that one variety has
been in water for 3 weeks and not one root has appeared- still alive and
looking well in it's jar of water, but I don't understand it, thoughts
anyone? The others are doing fine and putting out roots- need to pot them
up.
 
Donna

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf Of Cathy Carpenter
> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 7:43 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Happy Birthday Island Jim!
> 
> Happy Birthday! Those plants look lovely. Wish I had more space with
> appropriate light for houseplants - mine are inside for the winter
> and quite crowded. My Laeliocattleya x Brassavola-Laeliocattleya has
> just bloomed. I have two scented 5 inch orchids! (Would have had 3,
> but a cat trying to get to the windowsill broke off the third bud.)
> 
> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> 
> On Nov 13, 2005, at 6:49 AM, james singer wrote:
> 
> > Ooops. Didn't mean to send that so soon.
> >
> > Got interesting stuff yesterday, actually. It was the botanic garden's
> > annual plant distribution to members. I got two plants. One is Macodes
> > petola, a terrestrial jewel orchid from Southeast Asia; way too small
> > to bloom just yet but very fetching leaves with silver and gold veins.
> > The other is a Colombian philodendron, P. gloriosum; it has velvet-
> > like
> > dark green leaves with white veins. Both will have to be pot plants
> > and
> > live in protected areas, but I expect them to survive outdoors.
> >
> > Pictures at:
> >
> >          http://hort.net/+132K
> >
> > On Nov 13, 2005, at 7:05 AM, Donna wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Happy Birthday Island Jim....
> >>
> >> So what is the big birthday plans for the day? Hope the birthday
> >> fairy
> >> brings you something interesting today.....
> >>
> >> Donna
> >>
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> > Island Jim
> > Southwest Florida
> > 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> > Hardiness Zone 10
> > Heat Zone 10
> > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> > Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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