RE: propogating Ceanothus

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Hi Margaret,
 
I'm not clear where you live...since you said the plants are flowering madly, are you by chance in the Southern Hemisphere?
 
My favorite propagation book (Geoff Bryant's Propagation Handbook: Basic Techniques for Gardeners) suggests soft or semihard cuttings, Summer-Autumn. Cuttings take 25-50 days to strike, and there's a 75% strike rate. I haven't taken ceanothus cuttings myself, so I would be interested in hearing how other Medit Planters have done.
 
Cheryl
Santa Clara, California
(south of San Francisco)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf Of Kevin Healey
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 3:22 AM
To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Subject: propogating Ceanothus

While I am still in the depths of darkness with respect to designing my garden - well its two steps forward one step back and today was a big step back so I'm being negative - I am trying to produce as much plant material as I can from what remains of my previous attempts at horticulture. I have two varieties of Ceanothus which are both flowering madly at the moment and I am wondering if it is better to try and raise seedlings or take cuttings? Any suggestions? If I take cuttings are they spring things, ie semi soft wood, or autumn, ie hardened tips?
 
Margaret Healey
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