[medit-plants] Re: can some one id these ground covers?

No problem, Horace -

Here is some information:
https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Plant_propagation/Cloning

Years ago, I read an article about using 'willow water' to root cuttings.  I have found it very helpful.  Basically, you put some willow shoots in water for a few days and then you put the cuttings into some of the willow water before rooting.  Willows produce their own rooting hormone, which is then taken up by the shoots you wish to root.  You can also use willow water to water the cuttings after you have placed them in their rooting medium.  I have found this really increased the success of the new cuttings.  I also check the cuttings periodically and remove any that are obviously failing - their demise can sour the whole batch and cause fungus growth.

BTW, there is a variegated form of Coprosma kirkii that you might also like to know about (see attachment).


On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 7:59 AM, Hortus Confusus <h*@gmail.com> wrote:
Thank you, kind sir,
Your identification looks perfect! These plants were in a garden in Hayward. I will have to ask my sister again for a more exact location so that I can go back to get cuttings. Thank you also for the term "strike". It was unfamiliar to me. I am now studying up on techniques to "strike" cuttings!  Most appreciative.

On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 12:10 PM, Sean A. O'Hara <s*@gimcw.org> wrote:
Hey Horace -

Looks like the brighter green one is Coprosma 'Vista Verde' - haven't seen it around for some time (used to be more popular in California years ago).  I believe it is a hybrid of C. kirkii & C. repens.  The other would appear to be C. kirkii itself.  They grow similarly - lowish, spreading, but the hybrid has greener, shiny leaves.  I like both and have spec'ed them in landscapes when I could find them.  They have dense, fibrous roots and hold soil well, making a good bank cover.

Should be easy to root cuttings.  Use some root hormone (powder or gel) and now is probably a good time to strike them.
Where did you see them growing?


On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Hortus Confusus <h*@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello fine people.
I saw these ground covers in a garden in the sfbay area and would like to know what they area. They make a good ground cover and I would like to plant them on a slope of my own. The garden owner cannot recall their name as she planted them many years ago. Do you think I might be able to get some cuttings to grow?



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