Re: Grevillea cuttings

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• To: m*@ucdavis.edu
• Subject: Re: Grevillea cuttings
• From: B* W* <b*@pnc.com.au>
• Date: Sat, 22 Feb 1997 20:36:57 +1100

Hello all,

Philip Stevens asked:

>I've been trying to propagate several varieties of Grevillea (G. lanigera,
>G. alpina among others) from cuttings and have so far had zero success.
>Anyone out there have any tips on how to make the cuttings take?

Experience here in aus is that Grevilleas vary in their ease of striking.
However, the two you mentioned are  reasonably easy using firm, current
season's growth and a medium strength rooting hormone.  The cutting material
would be at its best from late summer here (January-March).

If you have access to liquid hormone solutions, it has been suggested that
IBA at a strength of 2000 mg/L (ppm) gives good results.

You might also find some useful info at the Rooting Database
(http://telework.ucdavis.edu/root/pchome.htm).

Hope this helps,
Brian
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