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Tip layering a Balloon flower

20 years ago

Has anyone ever tried tip layering a Balloon flower? I am playing with one now that I am growing under lights. As it started to grow from the root I kept pulling it over to the ground, making sure I had at least one leaf axial under the soil each time I pined it to the ground and covered it with soil. I now have about half a dozen pins but I'm not sure if they have rooted yet.

I did not nick them as i did it and I'm wondering if I should have? Any comments?

John

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georgez5il
20 years ago
Have used tip cuttings, seed &/or division but never layering... I would be interested in hearing about results
johnva
Original Author
20 years ago
Tip layering is pulling the growing tip down and pining it to the ground

Starting with a Balloon flower root in a 6 inch square deep pot.

Root is at lower right corner,
then goes to center of pot,
then to right side center,
then to top center
then to upper left corner,
then a second shoot from upper center to left center

It now has a total of 8 buds.

Will wait a while til I see how many if any have roots :) I want to enjoy the buds for now.

John
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