Re: grevillea cuttings

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• To: Lorraine Hoag <g*@syix.com>
• Subject: Re: grevillea cuttings
• From: P* S* <p*@cats.ucsc.edu>
• Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 14:51:40 -0800 (PST)

>Grevillea(Proteaceae) Cuttings-All species,cultivars and hybrids are
>propagated by cutting because the genus is notorious for its ability to
>cross-pollinate and therefore the resultant seedling cannot be relied upon
>to produce replicas of the parent plant. Fortunately they strike readily
>from cuttings taken in late summer through to winter. Short laterals of 50
>to 70 mm, taken with a heel, make the best cuttings. These should be placed
>in a mixture of one part sand and one part peatmoss.  They can be place in a
>cold frame or plastic green-house with no bottom heat.
>source: Modern Plant Propagation by Allan Gardiner
>Hope this helps.
>Regards, Lorraine Hoag, UC Master Gardener, Coordinator, Sutter/Yuba Counties
>

Hi Lorraine --

Thanks for your reply.  I've seen this same advice elsewhere (i.e. that
cuttings  taken as described "strike readily"), but it so far hasn't panned
out for me.  Not sure what I could be doing wrong, but I'll keep trying
different combinations.  Anyway, thanks again for the ideas.

Phil

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