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Re: papyrus


>>Hello,
>>How does one propogate cyperis papyrus? Are those the seeds on the top of
>>the long spikes? Also does anyone know of a way to buy a copy of Hortus 3,
>>thru a bookclub etc? The retail price of it is $150.00 US. Toooooo pricey
>>for me. Sorry last question off topic.
>>Patricia
>>Vancouver, BC. Canada
>>Zone 7
>>
>>Yes, those are seeds on the top.  I simply turn the tops upside down in
>enough water to cover up to about 1/2 of the stem and in about two or three
>weeks, you will have a new plant emerging from the center of the spike.  If
>you have bottom heat that speeds the process.
>
>Jean Crump, Zone 7, Eastern Shore of Md.

For some time, I noticed that there were occasionally small, adventitious
plants that grew from the seed head and that if I planted them, they would
grow into a new plant.  I wonder if when you are putting these tops in
water to get your new plant that is is not the seeds that are sprout ing,
but just an adventitious shoot.  Doesn't really mattter as long as you get
a new plant.


Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
d*@post.its.mcw.edu

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