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Re: Lotus berthelotii

At 12:06 23/09/97 GMT+200, DR P VORSTER, BOTANIE wrote:
>Dear Friends,
>I wish to ask if anyone can tell me how to propagate Lotus 
>berthelotii vegetatively.  All attempts to root cuttings have failed 
>so far.

Dear Piet,
I bought a Lotus berthelotti in England in April and took some cuttings from
the plant  in June to give to a friend.These were about three inches long
and were small side shoots taken with a heel from some of the main
stems.Around 50% of them  rooted successfully in a few weeks,in a mixture of
sand and peat-based compost, placed in small pot in a cool part of our
conservatory.I planted the original plant outside in July in a raised bed
against the southfacing conservatory wall.It has a spread of around three
ft. now and looks very impressive,but hasn't flowered.Another plant, kept in
a small pot in the conservatory,has been flowering for most of the summer.I
don't know how successful my attempts to root cuttings at this time of year
would be; I intend to lift the whole plant soon,as we are likely to have our
first frosts in the next few weeks.I should think that 
spring would be a good time of year for you to try cuttings...the plant is
fairly common as a hanging basket plant in English nurseries now and would
appear generally to be increased by cuttings in spring.
I hope this helps.
Jane
(Rep of Ireland)
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