Sunday, January 22, 2012

Does anyone know how to propagate a lavender?

or r the seeds on the top and when should i collect them

Does anyone know how to propagate a lavender?
There are three ways to propagate lavender.



Propagation by seed

When ripe, the fine, black seeds of lavender can be collected from the flowers as the bushes are pruned; they are also available from seeds men. Germination is erratic and plants produced by this method are most unlikely to be true to the parent plant. In one sowing there may be plants of different sizes and color – interesting for the plant breeder, but not good for a tidy hedge.



Propagation by layering

Long stems of lavender may be bent down into the soil and held in place with a stone or a wooden or wire peg until they have rooted (this may take several months), when the rooted stem can be cut from the mother plant and replanted.



Propagation by cuttings

The best method of propagation is to take ‘heel cuttings’ from your own plants in spring or autumn. Select a non-flowering young shoot and pull it sharply downloads so that it comes away with a ‘heel’ at the bottom. Dip this into a hormone compound and plant it in a light, sandy compost. Keep it just moist and protect it from frost. Spring cuttings are usually quickest to root. One-year old plants should be cut back after flowering to encourage bushy growth, and if necessary transplanted to allow more room for growth. At about two years old the plants can be put in their permanent positions.
Reply:Collect the seeds from the flower tops after they have matured and are beginning to wilt. Dry the tops on paper or paper towel a few days. Geminate in spring or early summer in container with soil, seed slightly below the top soil. Soil should always be damp. Transplant to larger container or ground when plant is about 2 inches high.



To propagate simply pull up part of a plant with roots intact and plant.
Reply:Vegetative cuttings, root cuttings may be the easiest.
Reply:Propagation from cuttings is the easiest.
Reply:If you are going for oil lavender they have to be propagated onto a sage brush root. This I know as I was going to raise it once. What kind of sage I couldn't tell you. Call the plant materials center in California and maybe they can help.This is run by the Cal. Conservation Dists. Or D.N.R.C.
Reply:I do not use the seeds for a new plant, instead, bend a twig down to the ground,cover with dirt, and it will root right there. When rooted firmly, cut from the main plant and it then can be transplanted


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