Re: Carpenteria califonica maintenance

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• To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
• Subject: Re: Carpenteria califonica maintenance
• From: "* L* P* <d*@olympus.net>
• Date: Fri, 05 Dec 1997 10:15:20 -0800
• References: <22D0CCE31B38D1119A5E0000F800A87E019552@brain.RoyalRoads.ca>

John Sheridan wrote:
> 
> Hello from Victoria BC, Canada:
> 
>         I was wondering if anybody out there could supply me with a bit
> of cultural information on Carpenteria californica?  We have had one in
> a dry mixed border for four or five years now and, while it still puts
> on a magnificent bloom, it is starting to look quite straggly.  How much
> pruning can it stand?  Is it possible to propagate this plant from
> cuttings?  No legitimate frost yet, clear blue skies, nice mild temps
> and all kinds of stuff that has absolutley no business doing it has buds
> starting to swell.
> 
> John Sheridan
> Grounds and Gardens
> Royal Roads University

Carpenteria requires selective pruning.  Prune in the spring, right
after flowers are done.  Cut no more than 1/3 of the stems per year and
remove them at the crown.  Read this as, it takes 3 years to prune it
completely, or it will be forever before it blooms again.
The Greenhouse Nursery
81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
Port Angeles, WA  98362
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