Re: Gaultheria shallon

Gaultheria will often germinate without any stratification.  Sow it on top
of the soil and dust it with peat, then moisten with a fine mist.  Hold the
flat in indirect light (part shade, if you will).  Seedlings may emerge in
less than a month, but you might not know it as the seedlings are extremely
tiny.  First time I germinated seed I thought the soil had moss on it - it
just had a sort of green film.  It took close inspection with a magnifying
glass to realize the green was many tiny seedlings.
Variegated plants won't necessarily come true from seed, though.  Find
someone who knows how to propagate blueberries and has the equipment for it,
and take them some cuttings of the variegated part.  Asexual propagation is
the only way you can be sure of keeping the variegation.  And consider
sending some to the National Clonal Germplasm Repository in Corvallis, OR so
they can preserve the selection in their collection.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, unusual fruits, writing, more, at http://www.hevanet.com/lonrom

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>From: A9er1@aol.com
>To: propagation@mallorn.com
>Subject: Re: Gaultheria shallon
>Date: Wed, Feb 10, 1999, 10:03 PM
>

>I have saved from a variegated Gaultheria shallon that I found last year.
>I would like to know the best way to start them. Stratify?, bottom heat?,
>light? dark?.
>Help!
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