Propagating Eucomis vandermerwei

Tony Avent tony@plantdelights.com
Tue, 03 Feb 2004 09:04:15 PST
Ellen:

	We have rooted Eucomis montana from leaf cuttings (early August in NC) and
it is does work, but is much more timing sensitive than E. bicolor or E.
comosa.  

At 11:52 AM 2/3/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Does anyone know whether Eucomis vandermerwei is best propagated from leaf
>cuttings or vertical bulb sections?  I've found the former very effective
>for E. autumnalis, the later best for E. bicolor, and both only mildly
>successful for E. montana.  Could be a matter of timing, of course.  Thanks
>in advance for any help -
>
>Ellen Hornig
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