Salvia 'Tequila' (Salvia gesneriiflora)

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garygardener Nowra, Australia(Zone 10a) Jan 25, 2005

Salvia 'Tequila'
Salvia gesneriiflora

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Jan 27, 2005

Is it easy to start from seed?

Joseph

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garygardener Nowra, Australia(Zone 10a) Jan 28, 2005

Hi Joseph,
good question, it's so easy to strike from cuttings i've never tried!
However according to what i've read the original wild clooection was from seed, so it come true to type, and seed often germinates near the parent plant - probably too much mulch or something in my garden? If you want to grow this salvia where you are, the advice is it will tolerate up to -6 celcius but flowering is in winter so too much cold cloud damage the flowers
hope this info helps
Gary

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Jan 28, 2005

Gary,

It helps tremendously. What is your technique for rooting cuttings of Salvia, please? I have failed miserably in this endeavor but will keep trying. Thanks!

Joseph

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garygardener Nowra, Australia(Zone 10a) Jan 30, 2005

HI,

cuttings are easy if you follow a few rules.
Timing is important, new growth that is no longer soft, from the upper parts of the plant is usually best. This means mid-late summer, and thinner wood is easier than fat pieces, say pencil thickness or less (depending on the plant.)
I always use a hormone powder, from a nursery or chain store, and a well-drained propagation mix. Bagged product is OK, but add a little coarse sand if it seems to stay too wet.
Cuttings should be three or four inches long and using the back of the secateur blade scrape/ wound the side of the bottom of the cutting, just a nick on the surface really, on both sides if you like to encourage the plant to try to heal itself. The hormone powder is then added by dipping the cutting in, then make a hole in your pot of prop. mix to place the cutting in. I usually use a 5 inch pot, and crowd 8-10 cuttings in for a good batch. Somewhere sheltered, minmal sun and keep moist, and in 3-4 weeks they should be well struck.
The trick is to develop a pattern and stick to it, and do the cuttings fresh as possible.Always collect material in the cooler parts of the day, and take healthy material. Then when you are doing the final prep, trim the cutting length so that the cut end is just above the node or leaf bud, then woundit, dip it and stick it - and water in.
Oh yeah, label with name and date is important to see when it's ready.
You can do cuttings at other times, some stuff even in winter with harder wood but mid-late summer works for most

Happy cutting

Gary

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Jan 30, 2005

Gary,

Thank you so much for this lesson in vegetative propagation of Salvias! I'm ready to try it all now armed with new knowledge!! I have 2 plants I am overwintering that are actively growing at present time to try my hand with rooting cuttings.

Joseph

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