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Oct 11, 2023 1:30 PM CST
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Southwest Missouri (Zone 6b)
My first attempt failed earlier in the summer so I want to try to root cuttings again from a swamp milkweed I purchased this spring. It had three stems and one of the stems was variegated. I assume it will die back to the ground this winter. (I'm in zone 6) and may not come back variegated.
If I get it to root now, will it still need a dormant period?
Should I keep it in the house where it's warm and then move it back outside after it roots?
I only had enough for three cuttings which I took this morning and I dipped those in rooting hormone powder and stuck them in seed starting mix. Probably not the best choice but that's what I had on hand. I used a gallon water jug that I cut part way around to use as a mini greenhouse.
I have mixed luck at rooting things. Sometimes I get moldy leaves that drop off. Would it help to spritz it with diluted peroxide?
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Oct 13, 2023 5:49 AM CST
Name: Gina
Florida (Zone 9a)
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It will probably still go dormant.
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Oct 16, 2023 8:48 PM CST
Name: Tiffany purpleinopp
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I'll be curious to hear what happens. If I'm trying 3 of something new, I usually try to do 3 different things in case one or 2 of them doesn't work. Like not putting all the eggs in 1 basket.
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Oct 17, 2023 12:03 AM CST
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But then you also have to have multiple of each different process, otherwise you will have to worry the failure was the outlier.
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Oct 17, 2023 2:57 PM CST
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Southwest Missouri (Zone 6b)
Well they've dropped a couple leaves already so it doesn't look good. I was hoping it would survive long enough to bloom next summer so I could see if the flowers were different from the rest of the plant. The cultivar was Cinderella. I had lots of Monarch cats this summer so it was munched on quite a bit. I would have had more to take cuttings from if not for the caterpillars but I love them. : )
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Oct 17, 2023 3:12 PM CST
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Southwest Missouri (Zone 6b)
In case I kill them with my brown thumb, here's a photo.
The leaves were green and yellow but aged to green and cream.
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