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Post by prunella on Aug 17, 2012 10:18:01 GMT
Last autumn I bought 12 erysimum plants (4 varieties, 3 of each) from Thompson & Morgan. As they were small I potted them up and they overwintered in an unheated greenhouse. Come spring they were sturdy plants and were planted out, already flowering, in late March. They have taken everything the weather has thrown at them this "summer" and, five months on, are still flowering. Now I have four pots of cuttings, roots already showing, that I hope will go out next year. The RHS advise that slugs and snails can be a problem, though mine were largely untouched, probably because they were a good size on planting. They do flop, but that is easily solved by a light trim after flowering. An excellent plant for neutral/alkaline soils when grown in full sun.  |
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Post by Jilly on Aug 17, 2012 12:34:34 GMT
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Post by prunella on Aug 17, 2012 12:44:16 GMT
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Post by Jilly on Aug 17, 2012 12:59:30 GMT
I do most of my cuttings in water Prunella, they just seem to work better for me, probably because they're on the kitchen windowsill so I can keep a close eye on them.
Jillyx
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Post by Auricula on Aug 17, 2012 17:17:07 GMT
I can never get anything to root in water  but erysimums do well for me here, although they get very woody quite quickly. The ones I have are far to woody at the moment to get cuttings from  |
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Post by prunella on Aug 17, 2012 21:50:08 GMT
I do most of my cuttings in water Prunella, they just seem to work better for me, probably because they're on the kitchen windowsill so I can keep a close eye on them. Jillyx I must try some other things....I like I row of fish paste pots on the windowsill. ;D |
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Post by prunella on Aug 17, 2012 21:51:33 GMT
I can never get anything to root in water but erysimums do well for me here, although they get very woody quite quickly. The ones I have are far to woody at the moment to get cuttings from I understand that they are not very long lived....hence the cuttings taken in their first year. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Aug 18, 2012 4:17:16 GMT
I'm waiting on my collection from T&M at the moment. I grew some from seed last year and was delighted with them. I still have a couple in the garden and had'nt thought of taking cuttings from them. Would now be a good time then?
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Post by Geranium on Aug 18, 2012 5:56:39 GMT
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Post by Ladygardener on Aug 19, 2012 8:21:26 GMT
Thanks Geranium I'll give them a go this morning.
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but erysimums do well for me here, although they get very woody quite quickly. The ones I have are far to woody at the moment to get cuttings from 
