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Starting spirea
At my daughter's house there is a "shoebutton" spirea that is blooming. I'd
like to start some of these for my yard. What kind of cuttings do I take? I don't see any branches without flowers down the ends. The branches are very thin and brittle. We looked for suckers at the bottom but don't see any I could take. Marilyn |
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Starting spirea
In July / August look for some half-ripe new growths. These can be rooted in
a sandy soiled cold frame. Divisions are possible between October and March. Best Wishes "Allview" wrote in message ... At my daughter's house there is a "shoebutton" spirea that is blooming. I'd like to start some of these for my yard. What kind of cuttings do I take? I don't see any branches without flowers down the ends. The branches are very thin and brittle. We looked for suckers at the bottom but don't see any I could take. Marilyn |
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do these propagate by bending the stem down and making contact with soil? or the tip?
"Brian" wrote: In July / August look for some half-ripe new growths. These can be rooted in a sandy soiled cold frame. Divisions are possible between October and March. Best Wishes "Allview" wrote in message ... At my daughter's house there is a "shoebutton" spirea that is blooming. I'd like to start some of these for my yard. What kind of cuttings do I take? I don't see any branches without flowers down the ends. The branches are very thin and brittle. We looked for suckers at the bottom but don't see any I could take. Marilyn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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I have never known Spirea to be layered. It is quite likely possible.
Cuttings at about 5" in length are the best however. Best Wishes. Brian wrote in message ... do these propagate by bending the stem down and making contact with soil? or the tip? "Brian" wrote: In July / August look for some half-ripe new growths. These can be rooted in a sandy soiled cold frame. Divisions are possible between October and March. Best Wishes "Allview" wrote in message ... At my daughter's house there is a "shoebutton" spirea that is blooming. I'd like to start some of these for my yard. What kind of cuttings do I take? I don't see any branches without flowers down the ends. The branches are very thin and brittle. We looked for suckers at the bottom but don't see any I could take. Marilyn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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Thanks, Brian. I'm going to write it on my calendar because I really want at
least one of these spireas. Last year I looked on line and at nurseries and couldn't find this particular kind. Marilyn |
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http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/hil/hil-8701.html
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/layering.html I guess spirea like forsythia can be air layered. I like it cause results are basically 100% and I dont have to fool with watering, rotting off, shading the plant, etc. it is soooo easy to do. Ingrid ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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