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Post by floydie on Oct 4, 2011 18:31:34 GMT
Ive lifted my eucomis today and popped the top off one  , soooooooo i have some leaves going spare if anyone wants to use them for cuttings ;D. I may have enough for 2. |
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Post by seaburn on Oct 4, 2011 21:16:54 GMT
I didnt think they took as cuttings floydie. As a bulb I usually leave them to die back naturally, feeding the bulb for next year.
Have you taken cuttings before with success?
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Post by floydie on Oct 4, 2011 23:36:58 GMT
Yes i have one thats rooted  , they grow new bulbs from the leaves. |
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Post by Lou78W on Oct 5, 2011 6:22:50 GMT
They do indeed..you just slice the leaves and remember which is the right way up put the cut edge in the compost, water and wait ;D... |
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Post by peony on Oct 5, 2011 11:49:28 GMT
They do indeed..you just slice the leaves and remember which is the right way up put the cut edge in the compost, water and wait ;D... ;D Its a great idea if you're a youngster like Floydie, but the wait might be a bit too long for me  |
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Post by Geranium on Oct 5, 2011 12:24:33 GMT
Do they take yonks then? |
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Post by floydie on Oct 5, 2011 13:32:04 GMT
2 years to flower i read.
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Post by peony on Oct 5, 2011 14:30:32 GMT
2 years to flower i read. That sounds a bit optimistic to me, but if it is that quick I might give it a try Have you already got E. 'Sparkling Burgundy' Floydie? If not I could send you a couple of leaves. |
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Post by floydie on Oct 5, 2011 15:33:58 GMT
2 years to flower i read. That sounds a bit optimistic to me, but if it is that quick I might give it a try Have you already got E. 'Sparkling Burgundy' Floydie? If not I could send you a couple of leaves. No i havent, i think mine are a dwarf white btw. |
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Post by Lou78W on Oct 5, 2011 16:25:32 GMT
Do they take yonks then? They take quite a while to form bulbils...once they start growing the leaves form quite quickly....but as Floydie has said.....a while to flower.....Even without flowers the young plant are quite dinky and attractive....until last year's frosts finished mine off   |
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Post by Geranium on Oct 5, 2011 17:46:15 GMT
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Post by Lou78W on Oct 5, 2011 19:18:56 GMT
However......I did buy a large Sparkling Burgundy earlier this year. I'm letting the seed ripen and am going to try them this time rather than cut up its leaves  |
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Post by Geranium on Oct 5, 2011 20:43:30 GMT
Good luck with it. |
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Post by steve on Oct 5, 2011 21:22:20 GMT
I get them self seeding and surviving the winter, mainly E bicolor though but more and more are coming up each year |
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, soooooooo i have some leaves going spare if anyone wants to use them for cuttings ;D.
, they grow new bulbs from the leaves.
