Re: propagation of ...
Warning! Warning! Warning!
Gooseneck loostrife is wonderful but it gives new meaning to the word
"invasive". it's lovely but it spreads like wildfire. note the interesting
"feet" on the plants>
TerryLynn Sullivan
Rick Grazzini wrote:
> Group:
> Is July an acceptable time to root cuttings of:
> Amsonia hubrechtii (ciliata)
> Chrysanthemum weyrichii (sp?) White Bomb
> Chysanthemum Clara Curtis
> Chrysanthemum pacificum Pink Ice
> Coreopsis verticillata Moonbeam (and Zagreb)
>
> I picked up nice stock plants of each over the weekend, and the stems look
> like they should root well.
>
> I also picked up a lysimachia (gooseneck loosestrife). That one looks
> vigorous enough that I will simply divide it periodically. But will
> cuttings also work?
>
> Anyone have any experiences to share with the group?
>
> Finally, I rooted dozens of root cuttings of verbascum Southern Bouquet in
> the spring by simply washing the root mass of an overwintered plant and
> placing the broken roots (4 to 10" long) on a bed of moist potting mix
> covered with vermiculite. It worked, but each cutting gave only one plant:
> green at the top end of the cutting, roots at the other, regardless of
> length of root cutting. I think this one is best done by cutting into 1 or
> 2" pieces, inserting them vertically into the mix, and standing back!
>
> Rick Grazzini
>
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