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Desert Roses
Hi again,
There seems to be quite a few desert roses being grown in the gardens up here. I would love to propagate one of these. I am thinking that if I can get a cutting from some mature (brown/hard/older??) wood, sorry unsure of the term, I would place it into a pot with potting mix. Would this be the best thing to do? Or do I need to let the cut dry for a period of time as I would with a frangipani or dracaena? Thanks to everyone who gives me advice, the help that I receive from this newsgroup is really invaluable to me. Happy gardening Sue Karratha WA |
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"Sue" wrote in message
. .. Hi again, There seems to be quite a few desert roses being grown in the gardens up here. I would love to propagate one of these. I am thinking that if I can get a cutting from some mature (brown/hard/older??) wood, sorry unsure of the term, I would place it into a pot with potting mix. Would this be the best thing to do? Or do I need to let the cut dry for a period of time as I would with a frangipani or dracaena? Thanks to everyone who gives me advice, the help that I receive from this newsgroup is really invaluable to me. Happy gardening Sue Karratha WA I'm not sure what a Desert Rose is, I assume like a "normal" rose, just a variety? Not sure, but if they are grafted then don't bother as the cuttings will not have a good root stock. If they aren't grafted then try the following. Take the cuttings from the older wood. Wood that is about a pencil thickness or bigger. Remove all the leaves if it has any. Make the bottom cut just below a node, the top cut just above a node. It's not totally necessary to make the top cut angled, just as long as you remember which is the top and bottom of the cutting. Use a cutting hormone (liquid or powder) on the bottom cut. From here you can go 2 ways. 1) Just put them into a propagation mix in a pot. The prop mix can be seed raising mix, or your own mix you make (4 parts coarse sand, 1 part peat moss is good). Keep the soil moist, not too wet. A kind of clear cover over the pot will help too. You could make that either out of a cut off soft drink bottle, or cling wrap plastic. Keep them in filtered sun. Actually, full sun may be ok, but filtered sun to be safe. OR 2) Get a foam box and put a layer of peat moss in the bottom. Wet it, then lay all your cuttings in it. Put enough peat moss on top of the cuttings to cover them. Cover that with newspaper and keep moist. That is a way of doing hardwood cuttings, known as a callus box. Keep check of it until roots just start developing, then pot up. For experimentation try different bits of wood. Even semi hardwood, but only do them in post as cuttings, not the box. Even try them in different areas. Full sun, shade, on a window sill. One thing I've learnt from taking cuttings is that you don't have to do it exactly by the rules. Good luck -- Remove "not" from start of email address to reply |
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Andrew G wrote:
I'm not sure what a Desert Rose is, I assume like a "normal" rose, just a variety? Not sure, but if they are grafted then don't bother as the cuttings will not have a good root stock. I think Sue may have meant Adenium Obesum They are not a real rose. As for propagating one, I think that you can do it the same as a frangipani. |
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"Barbara" wrote in message
... I think Sue may have meant Adenium Obesum They are not a real rose. As for propagating one, I think that you can do it the same as a frangipani. Oops sorry :-) Sue, if that's the case, then disregard my notes on propagation, that was for true roses only, or Hardwood cuttings. |
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Sorry for the confusion everyone, I forget that you aren't all living up
here!!. I didn't know the botanical name but should have looked it up. Babara was right regarding the name. Andrew, I will remember your advice because I may well decide on "true" roses one day. Thanks to both of you. Sue |
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