Rose of Sharon - How difficult is it to propogate from seed?
Can anyone tell me how easy or difficult it is to propogate Rose of Sharon from seed? what are some of the pitfalls? What are the steps I need to follow to try and prpogate from seeds?
I've never tried it from seed, but it's very easy from cuttings. I took a cutting in the spring of last year, about 3" high, and by Fall it had grown to 18" and had put out three blooms.
I just did the usual basic kind of cutting - set it in a bottle of water until it rooted, then set it in a pot of soil and made sure it didn't get too much sun or water (honestly I was so busy last summer it's a miracle it lived, let alone grew).
I just did the usual basic kind of cutting - set it in a bottle of water until it rooted, then set it in a pot of soil and made sure it didn't get too much sun or water (honestly I was so busy last summer it's a miracle it lived, let alone grew).
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Durgan
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I have grown the Rose of Sharon from seed in pots, but it takes about two to three years before they are any reasonable size.
21 July 2006. My present 8 plants were dug up from a friends garden, which is probably the best method to get some. Almost any dug up shoot will grow. They are a marvellous plant.
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These were twigs when planted three years ago. They lurk green for a long time and suddenly burst into colour. I have a white and pink types. I will add more at some date. Nothing attacks them. I suspect they appreciate a lot of water for fast growth, but just an observation. When pruning one must not take off too much vegetation, and not from the tips of the branches. They are very slow starting in the spring, and one almost asssumes they are dead until growth commences.
Durgan.
21 July 2006. My present 8 plants were dug up from a friends garden, which is probably the best method to get some. Almost any dug up shoot will grow. They are a marvellous plant.
https://xrl.us/o98s
These were twigs when planted three years ago. They lurk green for a long time and suddenly burst into colour. I have a white and pink types. I will add more at some date. Nothing attacks them. I suspect they appreciate a lot of water for fast growth, but just an observation. When pruning one must not take off too much vegetation, and not from the tips of the branches. They are very slow starting in the spring, and one almost asssumes they are dead until growth commences.
Durgan.