Propagation: Different variant of Crape Myrle from seed, 1 by WildcatThicket
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Subject: Different variant of Crape Myrle from seed
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WildcatThicket wrote: Last winter for the first time I germanated and potted up about 150 crape myrtles. I killed almost half of them when I moved them out of the GH too soon without hardening them off enough. Out of the 80 or so that lived inspite of my mishandling of the seedlings a couple of the seedlings displayed unusual growth. One in particular branchs did not grow upward but grew outward from the center of the plant and curved downward and cascaded to the ground. When I first noticed the curving downward of the branchs I thought it was wilting, but it wasn't. To keep the branchs off the ground I put this one in a larger pot. It bloomed alot over the summer, beautiful white flowers cascading over the edge of the pot, but I failed to take pics while it was blooming. This winter I have started hardwood cuttings from this plant and the cuttings are displaying the same curve downward growth habit. I am posting pics it inviting comments seeking the knowledge, experience, advice and drive by opinions of others about accidental new cultivars or a new freak. Are cascading crape myrtles desirable? The parents could be who knows who. I have crapes that are 6 footers, ten footers and 20 footers. The colors are white, pink and purple. This photo is the dormant crape in the pot. Notice how the branchs are radiating outward from the center of the plant instead of upward. |


