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How to progagate Costus Speciosus
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Posted by jimann 11Yucatan (My Page) on Sun, Jun 27, 04 at 19:10
| I have read it can be done from cuttings, has anyone tried this? What was your rooting medium, etc. |
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RE: How to progagate Costus Speciosus
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I put mine in regular potting soil. I think you need to cut near a joint. I only had about 50% take. I didn't know where to cut them but some still rooted. I also rooted some in water.
Maybe someone will tell us exactly where to make the cut. |
RE: How to progagate Costus Speciosus
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| Don't know if I can tell you exactly where to make the cut, but here's one way. Our town picks up yard waste and composts it, and then residents can go to the compost site and pick it up. A friend of mine picked up some compost and mulched her beds and Costus speciosus came up all over where she used the compost. I got mine from her, as she had a LOT of it. Can't think it's awfully hard to propagate. |
RE: How to progagate Costus Speciosus
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It can be propagated from seeds or cuttings. You can cut them into 3-6" lengths. I bury them horizontally, but you can do them at an angle. They root at the joints just like bamboo.
I like to use either rootone or/& gibberilic acid. I do prefer the combo with the fungicide.
kevin
any type of costus can be done this way |
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