"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
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In article , Charlie Pridham
writes


I do mine in 50/50 peat and perlite

Isn't that too 'soft' Charlie? I never thought of pure peat, will try
that next time. Is there a particular time to take cuttings from this
shrub?


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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

Being not under the mist but still on bottom heat the mix stays pretty dry
(and that's sharper than my standard mix anyway, which is 2 parts peat and
only one part perlite! and we use that for pelargoniums, isn't it a good
thing plants can not read the manual)
The person I got the original cutting from told me it would be several years
before it flowered - she wasn't kidding. But the most annoying thing is I
only took one cutting and it was not in great condition, rooted fine, and
now if I get 50% to root its a good batch, still I only need a handful each
year and in answer to your question of when, I do them in August because
that's when I have both time and space.

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Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and
Lapageria rosea