Re: Clerodendrums

In a message dated 99-07-08 00:53:39 EDT, you write:


George-

So you have rooted these in water - I would have never thought of that....I'm 
willing to try anything at this point.  I've been taking cuttings (4-6") - 
soft wood, semi-ripe wood and hard wood over the past year trying to root 
these in a medium of equal portions of vermiculite and perlite.  I stip the 
bottom of the stem completely of foliage only leaving 2-4 leaves - if the 
leaves are big I will cut these by half.  The cuttings keep their leaves for 
awhile and then just eventually die off.  I do have a misting system in my 
greenhouse that I keep them under.  

I've never tried the softwood in the water - I think I will try that today.  
It is very warm at this time 95 degrees usually - If I am unsuccessful this 
round I will certainly try the water method in the fall when the temps are 
cooler.  Or I guess I could try them in the house in water on the window sill 
- we keep the temp inside around 75-76 degrees during the day and 72 degrees 
at night.

Since I have had these two clero's in the ground we have (ironically) had 
very mild winters....I fear that a hard winter is approaching and if I do not 
have success with these cuttings I could loose my treasured clero's.  I have 
C. ugandense in the ground and C. quadriloculare is a whiskey barrel (1/2) 
which cannot be moved due to weight and the fear of it falling apart.  The C. 
quad is huge and very beautiful but I have yet to see him bloom.  I'm hoping 
this fall he will give me a show. (P.S. I took 3" cuttings of the C. quad. 
two weeks ago (soft wood) and put them in my medium and they are still alive 
so far)

George - thanks for the information and should I have success with these 
cuttings I will surely post my results.

Happy Gardening

Kemberly McLain
Katy, Texas  Zone 9

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