Thread: Trailing fushia
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Old 07-09-2003, 12:04 PM
Franz Heymann
 
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Default Trailing fushia


"Seven" wrote in message
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it's an Annabel,

Has just started flowering, it's absolutely beautiful.

)

I am not very sure on how to make the cuttings, so any advice would me

much
appreciated.

Cut about 2 to 3 inches long, non-flowering growth.
Trim to a node (just where leaflets join the stem).
Dip in root-forming hormone. (Optional)
Insert in pot containing gel or cutting compost.
Water thoroughly and allow to drain..
Invert a jam jar or suchlike over the cutting to minimise moisture loss and
to keep the local atmosphere very damp.
Keep it in a greenhouse, in a cold frame or on a window sill
Wait with great patience for four or more weeks.
Inspect carefully for roots appearing.
If so, pot up and keep in light, frost free position through the winter.
Don't plant out till after next year's frost season is over.

Franz