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- To: s*@eskimo.com
- Subject: Re: Propagating mock orange
- From: J* Z* <j*@itex1.com>
- Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 14:22:52 -0700
- References: <199709050448.VAA07122@main.rapidnet.net>
Dear Paige, Thank you for your info re: propagating mock orange. I'm not really sure about the particular Philadelphus species - two friends of mine have wonderfully frangrant bushes in their yards that totally perfume the air - that's the one I want!! I'd love to try seeds - any idea of where to get them? And what is a particularly frangrant variety? Thanks in advance. Jill pwoodward wrote: > Jill Zimmerman asked about propagating mock orange. > > Since you're in Washington state, Jill, I wonder whether you mean > your local Philadelphus lewisii or one of the many other Philadelphus > species. > > For P. lewisii, at least, cuttings take easily: 4" softwood cuttings > in a greenhouse, under mist, in early summer; or 8" hardwood cuttings > stuck in the ground in the fall, and mulched over the winter. For > insurance, use a rooting hormone -- you'll find them in a garden > store. You need to make sure your cuttings don't dry out and don't > freeze to death, but that's about it. > > Philadelphus seed is even easier, though. To germinate, it needs > light after a period of cold.You can fuss with refrigerators and grow > lights. But you can also just sow the seed on top of a tray of peat, > perlite and sand right now; leave the tray out in the elements over > the winter; and in late spring your new plants will sprout. Don't > worry about freezing and thawing. Just don't sow too much seed. It's > as fine as cinnamon dust. > > Rooted cuttings may be taller during the first year or so; after > that, seedlings usually catch up. > > As you probably know, every cutting is a clone. Growing from seed > promotes greater diversity. > > Paige Woodward > pwoodwar@rapidnet.net > Pacific Rim Native Plants > On top of Chilliwack Mountain in southwestern British Columbia > Wet Zone 6
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