Tuberous Begonia propagation
clayton3120 clayton3120 (Sun, 05 May 2013 09:23:08 PDT)
Bryan,
I have seen slides of a nurseryman who propagates these by leaf cuttings.
Remove the leaf, make a slight cut down the midrib, but not cutting all the
way through.Dust with rooting powder, and lay on a porous rooting medium.
Pin the entire leaf with small pieces of wire onto the rooting medium.
Enclose the container in a plastic bag, poking holes to allow for some air
circulation , and preventing heat build up. Some spray a weak solution
of fungicide on the leaf to prevent mildew. Cross your fingers, watch and
wait. Good Luck.
Rick K
On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 8:00 AM, Brian Whyer <brian.whyer@btinternet.com>wrote:
I have some pots of tuberous Begonia, which when I need to I usually
propagate from stems cuttings in summer, but I notice these pots have many
shoots coming and was wondering if now might be a reasonable time to divide
the tubers?
According to this
http://doityourself.com/stry/… autumn is
the suggested time. The pots themselves are full of fibrous roots. Are
these perennial roots or annual roots that will be replaced naturally? I.e.
can I just chop the root ball, and then the tuber safely up now? All this
years shoots are only a cm or so tall so far. The pots were kept in a
sheltered cold frame over winter.
Brian Whyer, Buckinghamshire, England, zone ~8 ish
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