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Re: Romneya coulteri

At 01:04 PM 7/23/98 +0100, Mark Speakman wrote:
>Marilyn,
>I figure the mother plant has to be sacrificed if you are intent on try to
>propogate from young stock; the trick would be to "first find your
>thicket", so that one can uproot some unwanted suckers. Sources both on the
>net and in reference books mention taking root cuttings as the preferred
>method for propogation. I hear romneya seed won't germ without gA3; is this
>your experience ? Attaching article from Coastal Grower
>Mark


Mark,  Thank you kindly for the information.  I have never found a source
for the Romneya seeds, so haven't tried them.  My experience with Romneya
was not successful.  After growing for 3 years, starting with a 4" pot, I
decided that there must be some offsets from the original plant that I could
harvest while they were dormant.....HA!  It was one gigantic woody root (as
big around as a 5 gallon pot) with a tap root that was headed for China.  Of
course I mangled it badly and it never sprouted this spring.  I try to
console myself by saying it took much space anyway :(  Marilyn
Marilyn Dube'
NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, Oregon,  Zone 8b
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