Re: OT:Hydrangea/ Clematis
- Subject: Re: OT:Hydrangea/ Clematis
- From: G*
- Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 07:30:15 -0400
Hello David,
I can not remember the last time I took cutting of anything around here... do
not seem to find the time to keep an eye on them along with everything else that
happens. Need to do cuttings as it certainly beats purchasing starts from a
wholesaler... if the plants can be located.
This is the last week of "the big push" on shipping for the nursery, so
beginning next week I get to go play in my own garden. Have so many plants in the
holding area waiting on me. One section of woodies and vines.. another of
perennials and bulbs. Keep thinking of a rather dark corner in the garden up on
the hill side. Need to be opened up a bit, then centered with a "Wolf's Eye"
dogwood. After that follows a silver and white garden reflecting the dogwood
foliage and bloom. Sedges, pulmonaria, trillium, astilbe, ferns, goats beard,
hosta, anemone, brunnera. Probably not enough room to transplant everything on
hand. But.. that means I can open up another area....
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: DX Victor <david@victor.u-net.com>
Subject: Re: OT:Hydrangea/ Clematis
> Hi there Gene,
>
> I find that C. integrifolia comes quite easily from cuttings. To keep them
> correct, I take them between four and six inches in length, preferably
> early in the summer. I root them in a mixture of sharp sand and perlite,
> 50:50, either in a propagating case or just in a sealed plastic bag,
> obviously our of direct sunlight.
>
> I grow a number of your US species: crispa, viorna, addisonii, columbiana,
> hirsutissima and pitcheri. I have recently raised some seedlings of
> texensis and some hybrids between texensis and pitcheri. Most of these do
> well in the open garden, mainly on my rock garden. I also grow some in the
> alpine house, where they are kept fairly dry over winter, whilst being
> cold: As we don't get any snow but we do get a lot of winter wet with
> cold, plants can rot off in the open garden.
> Best Regards,
> David Victor
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