ediblelandscapingsc said: the pod dropped off today

Try using Kopper King as the pollen parent.
Hibiscus (generally) do not cross outside their section. When they do, sometimes you have to find the right combination. For example Hibiscus moscheutos will cross with Hibiscus mutabilis,but only if H. mutabilis is the pod parent.

Plumeria's

Looking good, Stewart.

Thanks Ken - it is almost as bad as waiting for them to bloom from the info - everyday morning and night I have to look at them and make sure they are all happy

They are your babies and babies have to be watched over, Stewart.

Pics from the past week...

This cutting of Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema modestum) was cut & put in ground about 3-4 months ago. It's making a ton of new branches.



Hoya cutting from about 3 mos ago, first few weeks in water until I could see roots forming, then into soil.


This Stapelia stem was planted in ground about 4 months ago. Tons of new stems!


A hanging pot of assembled cuttings, put together about 3 weeks ago.


Mezoo (Aptenia cordifolia) cutting put in ground about 3 months ago.


Angel trumpet (Brugmansia) that was started as a cutting that I got in trade in October, and is also being ground layered. One branch was bent to the ground and a brick laid on it to maintain contact with soil.

Air-layering a 25+ year old fiddle leaf ficus tree.

The first photo is the air-layered branch with roots and the second shows the branch staying green and healthy throughout the air-layering period. You should not see leaf die-back when the proper technique is used. Seven branches were air-layered and they all look similar to these three. I will cut all seven branches off today and pot them up in 1 gal. pots.

Sansevieria trifasciata (snake plant) leaves cut & PIG about 4 months ago.


Plectranthus amboinicus (Cuban oregano) stem PIG about a month ago is growing a new branch near the base. Planted at a tilt to get side branches more quickly.


Portulaca umbraticola (ornamental purslane/the other moss roses) stem cut about 2 weeks ago & PIG.


Kalanchoe marnieriana (mariner's Kalanchoe) and K. fedtschenkoi (lavender scallops) stems that were cut about 4 months ago & PIG, sideways. Many new side branches.



Plumeria cutting that was inside over winter, now living in a pot with Cannas & Tripogandra (purple scimitars,) & some Swedish ivy (Plectranthus verticillata.)

This part of the forum is fun to read! I've never propogated anything, but this year I was blessed to receive some seeds of a variety of plants (from honeysuckle to daylily and beyond). I'm giving it my best shot, and the seeds are responding so far. Cuttings and air-layering is something I've never considered! Keep talking...I'll keep reading!

Some of my successes:

lion's tail
hibiscus - several different ones
gardenia

Finally, from seeds: pentapetes I've been wanting this one -

ediblelandscapingsc said: the pod dropped off today

glue it back on...

drdawg said:Air-layering a 25+ year old fiddle leaf ficus tree.

The first photo is the air-layered branch with roots and the second shows the branch staying green and healthy throughout the air-layering period. You should not see leaf die-back when the proper technique is used. Seven branches were air-layered and they all look similar to these three. I will cut all seven branches off today and pot them up in 1 gal. pots.

You sir, are a master

Trial and error, Brenden.

Happy 4th of July everyone!!
Here is an update on my fig and pomegranate cuttings from this year.


These are the ones trying to grow but are having a slow start

Everything has been moved to get more sun so hopefully they really start taking off!!

drdawg said:Trial and error, Brenden.

Have you ever crossed you air plants or ferns?
Or orchid

I am interested in what you use for wrapping the branch when doing air layering? Thanks

Gosh, no, Brenden. I would have to have facilities dedicated to that, and sterile, laboratory conditions to pollinate orchids and ferns. Well with ferns, they don't seed, so now we are dealing with spores.

Teresa, my wrapping is really hi-tech, Saran Wrap. I am a pretty simple guy when it comes to propagating plants. My biggest expense (other than time) is the rooting hormone.

drdawg said:Gosh, no, Brenden. I would have to have facilities dedicated to that, and sterile, laboratory conditions to pollinate orchids and ferns. Well with ferns, they don't seed, so now we are dealing with spores.

Teresa, my wrapping is really hi-tech, Saran Wrap. I am a pretty simple guy when it comes to propagating plants. My biggest expense (other than time) is the rooting hormone.

I'll sell you are 51 and Graceland. What do you say?

Please re-phrase that again for me, Brenden. I am old and not all that sharp, though age is not necessarily the reason for that. I was never all that sharp.