Re: Protea longevity

--- Tony and Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
> david feix wrote:

> I keep on looking at the poor thing and am loath to
> let it go, but I
> fear it is getting sadder every week and a return to
> health is unlikely.
> It is going to leave an enormous gap in the bed, as
I doubt I have
> enough years left for the
> leisurely growing of any Protea as replacement.
> Anyway it would quite
> likely be a mistake to try and grow another Protea
> on that site.

Moira.
If the protea still has some healthy growth on it, why
don't you try rooting some cuttings?  They are
commercially propagated this way in California, using
mist inside greenhouses, and aren't that difficult to
get started.  If Phytophtera hasn't been a problem in
your garden, I wouldn't think replanting another in
the same spot would be a problem, if you think so, you
could always overexcavate the planting pit and replace
with fresh uncontaminated soil.


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