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Cutting back Bowles Mauve Erysimum

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I don't grow these @Biker, but I'd guess it would be like most others. Cut a decent sized section [non flowering] just below a leaf joint, strip the lower leaves - nip out the tip if there's a wee bit of new growth there, then put a few round the edge of a four inch pot, just with some gritty compost. If the foliage is quite big, it's a good idea to cut it in half too.  Stick them somewhere sheltered [labelled  ;)] and they should take fairly well. 

    I don't know if they'd need winter protection, but I'm sure someone here will advise on that. I tend to leave most of my cuttings outside but protected, despite our winters, so that they get accustomed well enough for next year  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I just poked some clippings  in a pot of compost and left them outside over winter in a sheltered spot - and forgot about them. They all survived . 
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    edited September 2019
    Can't hurt to have a go @Biker :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Hello @Biker:) Sorry, only just saw your post.
    Not much to add really, l have found they root quite easily,  and there is so much plant material for cuttings you can take quite a few! 
    I keep mine in a coldframe just to protect them from the wet, they are pretty tough. 
    Good luck !
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Not for these, but you could use the "belt and braces" approach.  Sometimes l use it on 50% of the cuttings l take, just to hedge my bets  :)
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