Hi :)
Does anyone have any pineapple sage that they might want to send my way? I have two spider plants with babies (one is variegated with green leaves edged in white, and the other is Bonnie), and I can make Marble Queen pothos or purple passion plant cuttings, if you want them in exchange for yours!
Thanks,
Kelly
WANTED: Pineapple Sage
anyone?
I am trying to get some cuttings to root. If successful, I'll get back to you.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Just let me know, when the time comes, how I should send a SASE. :)
Kelly
I have some that is in bloom at this time...do cuttings root easily?
Hi :)
Here's a website I found: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1082/is_4_45/ai_76285265
Of course there's another way to keep that same wonderful aroma growing year after year, and that's to propagate it yourself. If you have never started a plant from stem cuttings before, pineapple sage is an easy plant to start with.
Cut fresh, nonflowering soft stem tips just below a leaf node (the nubby joint where the leaves attach to the stem) anytime during summer; about four inches is good. Carefully remove the lower leaves so all that remains is the leaf tip with two leaves beneath. Insert the end of the cutting (use a pencil first to prepare a hole) in a small pot filled with any well-drained light medium, such as sharp sand mixed with potting soil, peat moss mixed with vermiculite or even straight perlite. Place cuttings in a warm spot away from direct sun, keeping the soil slightly moist at all times.
After four weeks have gone by, check cuttings for signs of new growth, a good indication that roots have grown. If you gently tug on a cutting and can feel resistance, then it's time to transplant into larger pots or in the outdoor garden. (Place in a shaded area outdoors for several days before transplanting in the garden.)