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Daphne
We have a very large Daphne bush and we would like to take cuttings. Is
this possible? We've been told that it is a very difficult plant to propagate. My wife is the gardener and doesn't usually have any trouble with cuttings. Thanks. A. |
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"Angus White" wrote in message ... We have a very large Daphne bush and we would like to take cuttings. Is this possible? We've been told that it is a very difficult plant to propagate. My wife is the gardener and doesn't usually have any trouble with cuttings. Thanks. A. Daphnes are notoriously difficult to propagate from cuttings, those who do attempt this method of propagation use specialist equipment to do so and even then expect a very low strike rate. The most successful method is to graft cuttings onto D. mezereum rootstock or to grow from seed. Martin Froggatt. |
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"martin froggatt" wrote in message ... "Angus White" wrote in message ... We have a very large Daphne bush and we would like to take cuttings. My wife is the gardener and doesn't usually have any trouble with cuttings. The most successful method is to graft cuttings onto D. mezereum rootstock or to grow from seed. Martin Froggatt. Thanks a lot Martin but what do you mean by graft cuttings. Is that where you propagate them along the ground? And what is D.mezereum rootstock. Is it the same as rooting powder? I told you that my wife was the gardener. :-) I would like these answers before she comes home so that I sound as if I knoiw what I'm on about! Thanks a lot Angus |
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"Angus White" wrote in message ... "martin froggatt" wrote in message ... "Angus White" wrote in message ... We have a very large Daphne bush and we would like to take cuttings. My wife is the gardener and doesn't usually have any trouble with cuttings. The most successful method is to graft cuttings onto D. mezereum rootstock or to grow from seed. Martin Froggatt. Thanks a lot Martin but what do you mean by graft cuttings. Is that where you propagate them along the ground? And what is D.mezereum rootstock. Is it the same as rooting powder? I told you that my wife was the gardener. :-) I would like these answers before she comes home so that I sound as if I knoiw what I'm on about! Thanks a lot Angus Angus, Where you propagate along the ground is called layering. Grafting is done by taking a cutting of your Daphne, technically this is called a scion, and grafting it onto a two year old Daphne mezereum. Other species of Daphne can be used but I use mezereum as they are easy to grow from seed. What happens is that you take your cutting and trim the base into two slanting cuts, like an elongated wedge shape (Apical wedge graft). The plant being used for the rootstock has all the top growth cut away leaving you with approx 1" of stem. A vertical cut is made into the top of the stem. Your cutting (scion) is pushed into this.A rubber band cut in half is then used to secure the graft by wrapping it from the top of the rootstock to just below the graft. The top of the graft is sealed with melted wax. It sounds far more complicated that it actually is. Do you know which Daphne you have ? Regards Martin. |
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"martin froggatt" wrote in message ... Do you know which Daphne you have ? Ooops! It has red flowers and then red berries. Oh dear! I'm so ignorant! |
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On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 16:49:02 +0100, "Angus White"
wrote: We have a very large Daphne bush and we would like to take cuttings. Is this possible? We've been told that it is a very difficult plant to propagate. I remember hearing on GQT that they do NOT want bottom heat, rather a cold frame maybe overwinter? I succeeded once (with d. odora aureomarginaata) but that was my third try. Take 10 cuttings and you might get 1 or 2. On the other hand my Dad once stuck a bit in the ground which had been in someones buttonhole at a wedding, and it rooted, so YOU might be lucky too. Pam in Bristol |
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"Pam Moore" wrote in message ... On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 16:49:02 +0100, "Angus White" wrote: We have a very large Daphne bush and we would like to take cuttings. Is this possible? We've been told that it is a very difficult plant to propagate. I remember hearing on GQT that they do NOT want bottom heat, rather a cold frame maybe overwinter? I succeeded once (with d. odora aureomarginaata) but that was my third try. Take 10 cuttings and you might get 1 or 2. On the other hand my Dad once stuck a bit in the ground which had been in someones buttonhole at a wedding, and it rooted, so YOU might be lucky too. Thanks Pam------and of course Martin. |
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