Re: Persian Shield (Strobilanthes)
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Persian Shield (Strobilanthes)
- From: B* S*
- Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 09:17:43 -0400
>Beth, glad to see this as I have not had great luck rooting this one in my
>usual manner...current cuttings are sitting in a glass of water and so far
>not wilting. Perhaps key is to keep them enclosed for high humidity?
>
>Bill are your cuttings in an enclosed atmosphere?
No, they are just in the open greenhouse. Maybe that is the problem, or
perhaps rooting in water first would help, though I have found that the
water-grown roots usually die off in soil and the cutting has to re-root.
>
>Had one in a pot with many other things (mostly hardy) summer before last
>and brought the pot into the greenhouse where I though the Strobilanthes
>had died. But, lo and behold, it returned this year. Planted out the pot,
>so it is now in garden and will not make it over winter...would love to be
>able to get those cuttings to root!
I had Strobilanthes in a large pot with a bright lemon yellow coleus (name
unknown), and it made quite an impression. I'm working on making my garden
more "tropical" and so want to propagate more Strobilanthes for next year.
THe plant I bought was very slow to get started, but once it did, it grew
rapidly and was still doing so when cold weather forced me to bring it in.
The stock plant has now been cut back hard, and is producing healthy new
shoots already, so I will be able to experiment with some more cuttings.
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@hsc.edu>
