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Fw: Propagating mock orange


Jill.

Philadelphus lewisii can be very fragrant. As far as I know, all mock
oranges are fragrant. The degree of fragrance will vary according to
both the species/cultivar and the individual plant.

The best source of seed is not a seed company but a vigorous
mock-orange bush
near you. There should be plenty of capsules on the bushes right now.

If you are determined to have the very same mock orange  your friends
have, you must take cuttings. In other words, you must clone the
plant.   I still recommend seed, however, for the sake of variation.
As you probably know, plants from seed have traits from both their
parents; they are never exactly the same as either parent. So if your
friends' Philadelphus bushes are a pure species, the seedlings will
be that species.  If your friends' bushes are a selection from a
species, the seedlings will be the species, though not identical to
the selection. If your friends' plants are a cross between two
species, the seedlings will have traits from both species.  
With best wishes,

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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> From: Jill Zimmerman <jillz@itex1.com>
> To: seeds-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: Propagating mock orange
> Date: Saturday, September 06, 1997 2:22 PM
> 
> 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
>  
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> 
> 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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> 
>
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