Laxmannia gracilis
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MattA
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Laxmannia gracilis
I collected this little plant a few months ago but had been unsuccessful in identifying it until last weekend. Laxmannia gracilis or the Slender Wire-lily...
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Re: Laxmannia gracilis
Good to see it is still healthy. There is a few clumps near my place that I wish to collect for accents. Have you tried cutting off one of the clumps on the long stolons and striking it like a cutting? I do not want to remove the plants as even though they are on a fire trail, they do not get killed as they are so small.
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Re: Laxmannia gracilis
Hey Joel,
It handled collecting with ease, I always get a good amount of root & keep most of the soil intact until things re-establish. It was only a matter of weeks before good root growth was showing at the drainage holes. I cant wait till it flowers.... I plan on sowing some seed off my Boronia polygalafolia into this pot as i think they will work well together.
I haven't tried taking cuttings from the upper sections but am up for an experiment. From my conversation with the staff at the CEN nursery on the Central Coast, they use seed for propagating as they germinate readily.
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It handled collecting with ease, I always get a good amount of root & keep most of the soil intact until things re-establish. It was only a matter of weeks before good root growth was showing at the drainage holes. I cant wait till it flowers.... I plan on sowing some seed off my Boronia polygalafolia into this pot as i think they will work well together.
I haven't tried taking cuttings from the upper sections but am up for an experiment. From my conversation with the staff at the CEN nursery on the Central Coast, they use seed for propagating as they germinate readily.
Matt
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"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards." ~ Vernon Sanders Law
"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goeth
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"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards." ~ Vernon Sanders Law
"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goeth
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Re: Laxmannia gracilis
Thanks heaps for the in-depth reply Matt. Really appreciate it. Let us know how the boronia goes from seed! I have heard it is difficult to germinate most species and I have never had much luck with cuttings, though there is a great article online somewhere. Think it might be on ANBG website or ANPSG.
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Re: Laxmannia gracilis
Hey Joel,
Thanks for the heads up on Boronia I will have to do some more research. Most can be a bit touchy but polygalafolia collects easily, with extra care it will even survive bare rooting. I have the normal pale pink & one that bears a very dark red flower but has been ID'ed as the same species. They set seed readily and all my plants currently have pods.
Instead of actually sowing the seed I have simply sat one of my Boronia so it overhangs the Laxmannia, I am hoping nature takes care of the rest
If you would like some seed I would be more than happy to send some down when ripe.
Matt
Thanks for the heads up on Boronia I will have to do some more research. Most can be a bit touchy but polygalafolia collects easily, with extra care it will even survive bare rooting. I have the normal pale pink & one that bears a very dark red flower but has been ID'ed as the same species. They set seed readily and all my plants currently have pods.
Instead of actually sowing the seed I have simply sat one of my Boronia so it overhangs the Laxmannia, I am hoping nature takes care of the rest
If you would like some seed I would be more than happy to send some down when ripe.
Matt
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"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards." ~ Vernon Sanders Law
"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goeth
"Bonsai becomes great when growers start trees they know they will never see in a pot"
"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards." ~ Vernon Sanders Law
"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goeth
"Bonsai becomes great when growers start trees they know they will never see in a pot"
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Re: Laxmannia gracilis
Looking good covered in bloom, its only on comparing with last years pic can I see how much it has grown.
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