Re: Anyone doing cuttings now?
- To: propagation@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Anyone doing cuttings now?
- From: J* S*
- Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1999 16:08:40 -0400
- References: <c4f22799.24f09882@aol.com>
> I just took a cutting off Hibiscus acetosella "red shield" and it took very
> nicely within a week to 10 days, so there is hope for August. Am also trying
> to root a cutting of Passiflora helleri for a swap I owe somebody. In July, I
> rooted two cuttings of Clerodendron ugandense. I may try a couple other things
> in the Hibiscus family. Now I have a question. Some of my plants are anywhere
> from 5-9 feet tall with all their leaves at the top. What would happen if I
> cut the plant off on the trunk (remember now there are no leaves or stems
> farther down)? Would the plant die since the leaves are all at the top? Maybe
> I could try to root the top half? I am talking about Asclepias fruticosa and
> Sesbania punicea. Any help on this would be appreciated. Thanks. Judy
> Showers, Greenhouse gardener in Pennsylvania, zone 6b
http: www.epix.net/~jshowers
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