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germaniums and marigolds
If I clip off these flowers when they are dying off and bury the dying
flower clippings in the planter will they grow a new? I thought I had read something about this on here recently, but wasn't sure if these two types of flowers fall into that category. Toby |
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wrote in message ... If I clip off these flowers when they are dying off and bury the dying flower clippings in the planter will they grow a new? I thought I had read something about this on here recently, but wasn't sure if these two types of flowers fall into that category. Removing the spent flowers is call "dead heading." The spent flowers will not grow new plants. If you look at zonal geraniums (the kind sold as annuals that are actually pelargoniums) you will see that they have nodes along the stems where new leaves emerge. If you bury stems (not spent flowers) so the node is below the surface, you should get root formation. To improve your luck, you can use some rooting hormone. I haven't heard of anyone rooting marigold cutting, but I guess you could try. You will can usually find marigold seeds at garden centers. I think you would have better luck trying to grow marigolds from seed rather than cuttings. |
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Marigolds are very easy to root. The biggest advantage to rooting
cuttings is that if you root cuttings from a blooming plant the rooted cuttings are ready to bloom also rather than waiting for a plant started from seed to mature. Marv-Montezuma, IA http://community.webshots.com/user/vmwood |
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