Do you remember back in February, I planted some seeds taken from one of my clivia plants? I posted about it here.
Well I thought that I would update you on how things are progressing. The baby plants are now starting to grow away quite quickly.
Flushed with this success I planted another seed a few weeks ago.
I really must restrain myself as I will end up with a clivia forest.
I'm always popping bits and pieced into plant pots, just to see what happens; sometimes the bits and pieces root and grow and other times they disappear without a trace.
When I was cutting back our pink camellia, I decided to see whether the clippings would root.
I roughly mixed a pot of gritty compost. I just pushed the stems in and put the whole pot in a plastic bag tied at the top. This was placed in a shady spot in the garden and promptly forgotten about. Tidying up the garden I came across the bagged pot and had no idea what was inside.
On opening the bag I found that the pieces were still green and even more surprising there were roots emerging from the bottom of the pot.
I tipped out the pot and found that all five pieces had rooted so these were potted up individually.
Next to the bag of camellia cutting was another bag. I had done the same thing with some choisya clippings and, although they were not looking as happy as those of the camella, some of these had also rooted and so were also potted up.
Now I'll just have to wait and see whether the cuttings continue to grow or not.
Gardening is full of surprises. I didn't rate my chances of rooting camellia cuttings this way but, I just thought nothing ventured, nothing gained and nothing to lose by having a go.
On opening the bag I found that the pieces were still green and even more surprising there were roots emerging from the bottom of the pot.
I tipped out the pot and found that all five pieces had rooted so these were potted up individually.
Now I'll just have to wait and see whether the cuttings continue to grow or not.
Gardening is full of surprises. I didn't rate my chances of rooting camellia cuttings this way but, I just thought nothing ventured, nothing gained and nothing to lose by having a go.
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Oh you must be delighted with all those new babies Sue :) Will you keep all these new plants under cover this coming winter?
ReplyDeleteSurprised us the word, Anna. I'm not too sure what I'll do over winter. They are on a table just outside the patio doors and we can keep an eye on them so maybe I'll leave them there and just move them if the weather turns really nasty.
DeleteWow, that's amazing. It must be fun propagating plants that way. I've only done it with succulents, but they're fairly easy to propagate from cuttings.
ReplyDeleteI once did the same with a magnolia clipping which is now a huge tree in my sister's garden. I once heard a garden 'expert' on the radio saying that it was impossible to propagate magnolias in this way.
DeleteYou have me wanting to dash out and take lots of cuttings! Some great successes here.xxx
ReplyDeleteGo for it, Dina.
DeleteI think you are on your way to opening a lovely little nursery :) Lots of money for your hobby of taking cuttings and your talent for getting them to grow into gorgeous healthy plants - win win!! :)
ReplyDeleteIt would have a very limited range of plants, Carrie :-)
DeleteI have seeds on my Clivia you have inspired me to give it a go.
ReplyDeleteGo for it, Brian. Leave the seeds as long as you can and you may fined that the seeds have already developed a small root.
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