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Re: Hibiscus cuttings

At 09:23 AM 2/17/98 -0600, TGC-The Graphics Connection wrote:
>Has anybody here had any success propagating H. rosa-sinensis by way of
>cuttings? I have tried time and time again with a consistent lack of
>success.
>
>Are there any tricks or special procedures which must be followed to insure
>success? In my case, the cuttings never root, and dry up and wither away. I
>have tried rooting in water (no rooting aids), rooting in soils and
>soil-less mixtures (with and without rooting hormones), indoors and out, in
>sun and in shade, in humid and dry environments, in warmer as well as
>cooler weather. Still no success.
>
>What could I be doing wrong?
>
>Flustered, Jim Klett
>
>"...Anyone who imagines that all fruits ripen at the same time as the
>strawberries knows nothing about grapes" - Paracelsus
>
>
Hi Jim,  Currently, I have 3 nicely rooted cuttings of Hibiscus rosa
sinensis in the greenhouse.  I rooted tip cuttings in 50/50 perlite &
vermiculite after dipping in #1 rooting hormone and putting on a heating mat
at 70 degrees.  They are slow to root during the winter - faster in summer.
Biggest problem now is to keep the aphids off them until it is warm enough
to put them outside. Marilyn
Marilyn Dube'
NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, Oregon
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