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Re: Santolina

Bob,

I find they do well 4 out of 5 winters and then die on me.  They don't like
a lot of winter wet around their stems, and I think they are naturally
short-lived.   But, they are easy from cuttings - one good way for you to
increase the numbers of plants and also to hedge your bets.  I always try
to have at least one or two coming on from cuttings -- just in case.  I
strike cuttings pretty successfully in pure coarse sand in a clay pot set
in a saucer kept full of water -- not covered with a plastic bag as they
rot easily in enclosed space.  Good time to take cuttings is right about
now.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
Editor:  Gardening in Shade
http://www.suite101.com



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> From: RBC <rbcamp@neptune.on.ca>
> Date: Sunday, August 17, 1997 3:31 PM
> 
> I live in USDA zone 4, and my Santolina is planted in a very exposed
> position but has good drainage.  Made it through last year nicely, and I
am
> thinking that if they do well this winter I will get more- a lot more- to
> use as an edging for my main perennial bed. As for the flowers, I had a
> number of them this year and sheared them off.  Failure to flower is a
plus
> in my book.
> 
> Bob Campbell
> 
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