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Sun, May 14, 06 at 14:09
| I'm new to this forum.
I just bought a small Heuchera 'Snow Angel' and would like to make more from that plant. What's the most successful way to propagate it? Paul B. |
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- Posted by inthegarden_k z7 NC (My Page) on Mon, May 15, 06 at 7:27
| i believe that the growth buds are in the main stem, so although you could root a leaf, it will not grow into a complete plant. the usual way to propagate heuchera is through division. |
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| Making More Plants says Heuchera can be propagated by leaf petiole cuttings. |
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- Posted by gretchenmi (My Page) on Tue, Jul 4, 06 at 20:53
| Hello......from Michigan...bought one (Heuchera..Purple Palace)....I love it....when to divide....spring? ....I LOVE THE COLOR.....Thanks .....gert |
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- Posted by stressbaby z6 MO (My Page) on Mon, Jul 10, 06 at 22:56
| Heuchera is a slam dunk propagation-wise. My methods: 1) When dividing, take the stem pieces that come off, take off all but a couple of leaves, rooting hormone, 1 gallon pot, compost, ziplock cover, shade. 2) Take the stems, divide with sharp clean razor blade or knife into pieces with 2-3 smallish leaves (or cut off half of the larger leaf), make sure a chunk of stem is attached to the petiole, 500 IBA quickdip or rooting powder, 50:50 peat:perlite, mist Excellent rooting percentage, near 100% either way. |
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- Posted by willameadows USDA Zn8 OR (My Page) on Sat, Jul 22, 06 at 23:47
| I've had good luck with one I bought recently - Heuchera 'Key Lime Pie' - a gorgeous chartreuse. I loosened the soil away from the crown and pulled off small divisions right at the crown (they didn't have any roots attached) - actually the correct term would be basal cuttings, I guess. Anyway, I trimmed each cutting down to just a couple of the smaller, new leaves. I stuck them just deep enough to stand up in a peat:perlite mix and rooted them under intermittent mist, though you could probably use a plastic cover in the shade - anything to keep them moist. Mine took about 3 weeks to root - I got eleven out of the twelve I stuck. I will plant them out in the garden next spring. The mother plant has now grown back to about the same size it was before I took the cuttings, so am going to do some more. Heuchera Palace Purple is one that will come true from seed - you might try collecting seed. |
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- Posted by mariLynn(marilynnvee@yahoo.com) onTue, Jun 28, 11 at 18:59
| where would you find the seed on this plant? MariLynn |
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- Posted by rockstonegarden 5b NS Can (My Page) on Fri, Jul 1, 11 at 23:32
| Heuchera should be devided frequently, or not at all. If left for 3 years, the main stem can become woody, making division much more dificult and success less likely. If you divide them every spring, you will have the most success. IMHO. |
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| In spring cut off the tall stalk that shoots up & replant in soft soil, keep moist, & sprouts into it's own plant. As long as it has some stem & the pink shoots showing new sprouting leaves it works. Did this first with Palace Purple then with Firefly. Next spring I'll do it with Caramel. |
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