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- Subject: Re: Indigofera]
- From: t*@glinda.oz.net (Teachout)
- Date: Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:34 -0800
- Old-Date: Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:51:28 -0800 (PST)
>I took Duncan's advice and searched the archives before making this post. I >can't find anything on this shrub. I have Indigofera heterantha, a low growing >shrub with stiff stems and loads of small sweet pea like flowers. I've had >the shrub for 2 seasons and now it's covered with burgundy colored seed pods. >The pods are firm and dont feel like they are ripe yet, even at this late >date. Does anyone have any words of wisdom on propagating Indigofera? I >doubt there are any other Indigofera for miles in my suburb so chances of >cross pollination with another variety would be unlikely. This is a >rhododendron and azalea kind of neighborhood. Lisa, Indigofera can be propagated by softwood cuttings in summer or by seed in Autumn. I would plant the seed when ripe in a seedling mix, and place in a cold frame for the Winter. At least that is how I have done it. I don't know about when the seed is saved how it will do. ###################################### Debra Teachout-Teashon Pacific Northwest Gardening Clematis -- Vertical Structure For The Northwest Garden http://www.suite101.com/topics/page.cfm/416 #######################################
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