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Re: PROPAGATION OF PLANTS (fwd)



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Duncan McAlpine
Federal Way  WA  USA
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Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 07:48:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jim.Heppell@ibm.net
To: glenda.george@MCI2000.com, cathym@fuse.net, seeds-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: PROPAGATION OF PLANTS

I read somewhere that you can start buddleia davidii from cuttings. I
haven't done it with buddleia, but I did take cuttings from red currants and
gooseberries and started new plants successfully. Here's what I did:

I took the cutting from the original plant, scored with a knife through the
"skin" in several places. I pried the cuts open slightly with the knife
edge - very gently - so they wouldn't close up an heal. The new roots will
grow from the cuts. I then dunked the stem in rooting hormone - the liquid
kind. I then stuck them into some wet soil, the kind that you use for young
seedlings in the spring. Apparently you should cut away the top half of any
leaves, to reduce strain. I didn't know this when I did mine, and the leaves
pretty well died, but any that stayed remotely green I left on the stem.
Don't know if that was right or not.

Keep watering, never let the soil go dry. After about one month, if you're
lucky, you'll see young new shoots growing from the stem. I have 4 new
bushes, 2 red currant, 2 gooseberry, from this method. I plan on using it on
my buddleia.

I also read that if the stem is thick and woody, you should keep the
"wounds" open with bits of tootpick. Good luck.

Simona
Oxford Station, Ontario
Zone 5a


-----Original Message-----
From: glenda.george <glenda.george@MCI2000.com>
To: cathym@fuse.net <cathym@fuse.net>; seeds-list@eskimo.com
<seeds-list@eskimo.com>
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 1998 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: PROPAGATION OF PLANTS


>I don't know what zone you are in Kathy, but here in zone 8, I have
>buddleia davidii reseeding all over the yard.  Especially near the bushes.
>I tryed growing the seed once with no luck, so I bought four plants.  I
>have transplanted many and given many away.  I love them and so do the
>butterflies.  I have not had to try to root them.
>Glenda in NC
>
>----------
>> From: Cathy Cales <cathym@fuse.net>
>> To: seeds-list@eskimo.com
>> Subject: PROPAGATION OF PLANTS
>> Date: Tuesday, July 14, 1998 3:50 PM
>>
>> Can someone tell me how to propagate a butterfly bush?  Should I take
>> cuttings now, in the fall, spring?  What part of the bush do I take the
>> cuttings from?
>>
>> I also have 3 very large beautiful Coleus that I would like to "save".
>> Should I bring the pots inside before first frost, take cuttings, or
>> just grow new plants from seeds?
>>
>> What about Russian Sage? How do you propagate this plant?
>>
>> Cathy
>
>
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