Reply to: > At 08:45 PM 7/17/98 +0000, tejdee@ps.gen.nz wrote: I am growing Campanula lactifolia plants from cuttings this winter (Southern Hemisphere) and have noticed a lot of variability in rooting. The cuttings were from the lateral growths that develop on the stem after flowering and treated with softwood rooting hormone (1.5% IBA). Does anyone know a more reliable method of propagating C. lactifolia in good numbers? Campanula lactifoloia is propagated from cuttings taken in the middle of the winter using dry dip powder at 0.8% IBA (such as Rhizopon AA #3 0.8) (see: http://www.rooting-hormones.com/drydip.htm or total immerse method solutions using 2-5 tablets per liter of water using Rhizopon AA water Soluble Tablets dissolved in water only (see: http://www.rooting-hormones.com/wst.htm ) When you propagate from cuttings rather than seed you will develope new plants faster which are clonally idential to the stock plant. The flowering often will be several seasons earlier than with seed propagation. For additional technical information see: http://www.rooting-hormones.com/articles.htm regards Joel Kroin jkroin@hortus.com