Re: Heuchera leaf cuttings
It may well be due to the season. You really can't fool Mother Nature
to a grand extent. I used to run 2,000 watts of HPS and Halide to fool
geraniums and the efforts weren't great.
Chances are, the plants are simply waiting for spring. Longer day
length, warmer temps.
I've never done leaf cuttings before and all my books reccommend
division.
Personally, I sent them to somebody I met here who does tissue culture.
Merry Ho Ho Ho
The Greenhouse Nursery
81 South Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Mark Denee wrote:
>
> I've been experimenting with leaf cuttings of some of the new Heuchera
> varieties. Root formation was pretty easy -- I simply stuck a leaf (with an
> extended petiole) in a glass of water for a few weeks. I then potted the
> rooted cutting, but have yet to see any shoot developement (it's been two or
> three weeks since potting). Root developement continues (they're beginning
> to poke through the holes in the bottom of the pot), but I am a little
> concerned regarding the lack of any new shoot(s).
>
> Any suggestions/experience?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark
> Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
>
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