Posted by Loosecanon on February 10, 2007, 5:58 am
> thanks meeee
> mine has pink and white petals with a yellowish core in them
> I took 4 cuttings and have em out in the sun now . hope it works
> Cheers
> pete
> meeee wrote:
>> Hi Pete....technically do everything Bronwyn said. However I'm Fangipanni
>> mad, and have an embarrassing (to family and friends) tendancy to hack
>> bits off vulnerable frangipannis (not from people's gardens of course) at
>> any time. I let them dry out, whack into some well drained potting mix
>> and voila! Of course, you'd have a higher chance of the thing surviving
>> if you did it properly, but I believe the most important bit is to let it
>> dry out/callous over for a week or two first, then make sure it's not
>> waterlogged. Our Big W also had some recently, Darwin Sunrise being the
>> one I bought, as it's a lovely deep red with yellow centre and slightly
>> ruffled petals...might be worth a look!
>>
>>> Edited
>>>> Good luck with your cuttings. Take a photo of your tree, just in case
>>>> the cuttings don't make it and keep in touch, because who knows what
>>>> colours the seedlings I bought on eBay will be, the expensive one
>>>> 'should' be deep red because that's why I paid all the $$$'s.
>>> thats a really good idea i might just do that
>>>>>> They are a 'beautiful' flower and perfume, aren't they? Just divine
>>>>>> in the evenings.
>>> i got to say i am not too enamoured with the tree its self but the
>>> Flowers are great, especialy with my pond benath it, when the fall inot
>>> the water they look great
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>
I used to do the drying of the stems but found I lost a few. Someone told me
to wrap them in newspaper and dunk them in a bucket of water. 100% success
and better root systems. This is better for pinks and reds as they seem to
have a different sort of stem to the whites and tricolours that grow in the
temperate zones.
Anyways my 2 bobs worth.
Cheers
Richard
Posted by gardenlen on February 10, 2007, 2:09 pm
g'day pete,
looks like you have plenty of respoinses but here's mine as well hey?
cut off some suitable matterila for cuttings which pretty much means
any small branch section.
break away all leaves, and stand the cuttings cut end down in the
morning sun for a couple or so weeks, then stick into a pot of mix
water in and don't let it dry right out but don't overwater, this time
of the year they should come away pretty quickly.
i've seen sections take root readily under the leaves around the
bottom of the tree's.
snipped
With peace and brightest of blessings,
len
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Posted by John Savage on February 10, 2007, 9:33 pm
>Akkkk September ..... most likely senario is that we will be out of here
>by april but ours does have some of the claw type ends on so i might
>have a go anyways Cheers
Now is as good a time as any. Snip all but the stem of each leaf off, but
leave the tiny ones at the tip. Give the cutting a week lying on a brick in
a light spot to dry then plant in a dry spot in the garden, e.g., under the
eeves of the house, where even a fortnight of rain (yep, I'm dreaming!) will
not affect them much. Then forget about them for 10 months. Don't water them
or you'll make them rot. Just forget about them. A sheltered spot that gets
morning sun and no direct afternoon sun seems perfect.
Your biggest problem will be causing them to rot by well-meaning TLC.
Plant em then forget about em. (I think I've already said that, but it's
worth saying it again.) They like well drained sandy soil.
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)
Posted by meeee on February 11, 2007, 5:27 am
ahh lovely :) Send me a cutting if they work! Just kidding; hope it works
for you. I might suggest putting them in the shade to dry out though, sun
might be a bit harsh at this time of year.
> thanks meeee
> mine has pink and white petals with a yellowish core in them
> I took 4 cuttings and have em out in the sun now . hope it works
> Cheers
> pete
> meeee wrote:
>> Hi Pete....technically do everything Bronwyn said. However I'm Fangipanni
>> mad, and have an embarrassing (to family and friends) tendancy to hack
>> bits off vulnerable frangipannis (not from people's gardens of course) at
>> any time. I let them dry out, whack into some well drained potting mix
>> and voila! Of course, you'd have a higher chance of the thing surviving
>> if you did it properly, but I believe the most important bit is to let it
>> dry out/callous over for a week or two first, then make sure it's not
>> waterlogged. Our Big W also had some recently, Darwin Sunrise being the
>> one I bought, as it's a lovely deep red with yellow centre and slightly
>> ruffled petals...might be worth a look!
>>
>>> Edited
>>>> Good luck with your cuttings. Take a photo of your tree, just in case
>>>> the cuttings don't make it and keep in touch, because who knows what
>>>> colours the seedlings I bought on eBay will be, the expensive one
>>>> 'should' be deep red because that's why I paid all the $$$'s.
>>> thats a really good idea i might just do that
>>>>>> They are a 'beautiful' flower and perfume, aren't they? Just divine
>>>>>> in the evenings.
>>> i got to say i am not too enamoured with the tree its self but the
>>> Flowers are great, especialy with my pond benath it, when the fall inot
>>> the water they look great
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>
Posted by meeee on February 11, 2007, 5:28 am
>> thanks meeee
>> mine has pink and white petals with a yellowish core in them
>>
>> I took 4 cuttings and have em out in the sun now . hope it works
>> Cheers
>> pete
>> meeee wrote:
>>> Hi Pete....technically do everything Bronwyn said. However I'm
>>> Fangipanni mad, and have an embarrassing (to family and friends)
>>> tendancy to hack bits off vulnerable frangipannis (not from people's
>>> gardens of course) at any time. I let them dry out, whack into some well
>>> drained potting mix and voila! Of course, you'd have a higher chance of
>>> the thing surviving if you did it properly, but I believe the most
>>> important bit is to let it dry out/callous over for a week or two first,
>>> then make sure it's not waterlogged. Our Big W also had some recently,
>>> Darwin Sunrise being the one I bought, as it's a lovely deep red with
>>> yellow centre and slightly ruffled petals...might be worth a look!
>>>
>>>> Edited
>>>>> Good luck with your cuttings. Take a photo of your tree, just in case
>>>>> the cuttings don't make it and keep in touch, because who knows what
>>>>> colours the seedlings I bought on eBay will be, the expensive one
>>>>> 'should' be deep red because that's why I paid all the $$$'s.
>>>> thats a really good idea i might just do that
>>>>>>> They are a 'beautiful' flower and perfume, aren't they? Just divine
>>>>>>> in the evenings.
>>>> i got to say i am not too enamoured with the tree its self but the
>>>> Flowers are great, especialy with my pond benath it, when the fall inot
>>>> the water they look great
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>
> I used to do the drying of the stems but found I lost a few. Someone told
> me to wrap them in newspaper and dunk them in a bucket of water. 100%
> success and better root systems. This is better for pinks and reds as they
> seem to have a different sort of stem to the whites and tricolours that
> grow in the temperate zones.
> Anyways my 2 bobs worth.
> Cheers
> Richard
Thanks for this! I've had trouble with the pinks and reds as well, so this
will be worth a try.
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> mine has pink and white petals with a yellowish core in them
> I took 4 cuttings and have em out in the sun now . hope it works
> Cheers
> pete
> meeee wrote:
>> Hi Pete....technically do everything Bronwyn said. However I'm Fangipanni
>> mad, and have an embarrassing (to family and friends) tendancy to hack
>> bits off vulnerable frangipannis (not from people's gardens of course) at
>> any time. I let them dry out, whack into some well drained potting mix
>> and voila! Of course, you'd have a higher chance of the thing surviving
>> if you did it properly, but I believe the most important bit is to let it
>> dry out/callous over for a week or two first, then make sure it's not
>> waterlogged. Our Big W also had some recently, Darwin Sunrise being the
>> one I bought, as it's a lovely deep red with yellow centre and slightly
>> ruffled petals...might be worth a look!
>>
>>> Edited
>>>> Good luck with your cuttings. Take a photo of your tree, just in case
>>>> the cuttings don't make it and keep in touch, because who knows what
>>>> colours the seedlings I bought on eBay will be, the expensive one
>>>> 'should' be deep red because that's why I paid all the $$$'s.
>>> thats a really good idea i might just do that
>>>>>> They are a 'beautiful' flower and perfume, aren't they? Just divine
>>>>>> in the evenings.
>>> i got to say i am not too enamoured with the tree its self but the
>>> Flowers are great, especialy with my pond benath it, when the fall inot
>>> the water they look great
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>