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Fragipani cuttings
Would be worth a try!! specially if it's a colour you really wanted.
In the end, I couldn't get access to the pink I was chasing because the owner had these warped ideas I was going to sell trees propagated from the cuttings and was guarding these profusely.......hence the reason I resorted to eBay. Previously she had given permission but would only allow cuttings to be taken in Aug-Sept and due to illness I missed this timeslot, so had to wait another year.....then the funny business started. Funny part is, the tree is along a side boundary and when I drove passed a few days ago it's now hanging over the fence, so technically, no permission needed, but I wanted to do the right thing by her and had even made her a small gift in appreciation of two pink cuttings. Some people!!! LOL Good luck with your cuttings. Take a photo of your tree, just in case the cuttings don't make it and keep in touch, because who knows what colours the seedlings I bought on eBay will be, the expensive one 'should' be deep red because that's why I paid all the $$$'s. Bronwyn ;-) Peter wrote: HC wrote: G'day Pete Now, I'm not an expert in this field, but had been planning to do similar to you and asked the same questions some time ago. The info I was given was to take cuttings when the new shoots (appearing like red claws) at the tips of branches approx Aug to Sept, then lay these cuttings on the ground until they heal on the cut surface, then plant into damp, sharp sand and finally plant out when they have sufficient roots to sustain the new plant. I was also told they do really well in pots, although the pot will need to be upsized every year or so, unless you plan to heavily prune the tree to keep the same pot. Unfortunately I missed the opportunity to get the cuttings I was chasing (deep pink) in Aug-Sept, but bought some seedlings on eBay of unknown colour, then later found a deep red on eBay. These are all in pots at the moment and approx 600mm high, but once they bloom and I can see their colour then they will be planted in the garden. They are a 'beautiful' flower and perfume, aren't they? Just divine in the evenings. Hope this helps? Bronwyn ;-) Akkkk September ..... most likely senario is that we will be out of here by april but ours does have some of the claw type ends on so i might have a go anyways Cheers |
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