Re: Germination of Chamelaucium

I too would like information on "smokey water".  They are an excellent cut
flower growing here in Kula, Maui.  My grandmother in law just makes
cuttings (i.e. dip in rooting hormone, insert into potting soil, and place
into mist house).  I can't say what her success rate is.  I think the
initial plants being grown here may have come from someone doing the same
from a flora arrangement containing a few branches of wax flowers....
MTF

>Beverly,
>
>Read with great interest your statement  that "Geraldton Wax can
>become quite a weed here too, although it is native to the area! Have
>you tried smokey water to help the seeds germinate?"
>
>Would you please elaborate on exactly how this is done?  At what point
>do you know the seed is ripe and ready for collection?  Also, are
>cuttings difficult to root?
>I am curious as to why I never see this offered by nurseries here - I
>can get Leptospermum cultivars, many species of Proteas, Leucodendrons,
>but no waxflowers....
>
>Best,
>Julie Finn
>Sarasota, Fl /Zone 10


Mach T. Fukada
fukada@aloha.net

MACh Tech,
Macintosh Computer and Agriculture/Aquaculture Consulting

Visit our friends at the Honolulu Aquarium Society
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/2948/HASF.html

Also see what awesome deals can be found at the Fish Shack
http://www.thefishshack.com/
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index