Hollie, they do indeed fly. Great heavy blundering things. Have you seen the way ladybirds open their red wing cases and have transparent fluttery wings underneath? Well, it's like that only a lot bigger. I'm pretty sure all beetles can fly.
Dan, is that a giant bird-table or a tiny pheasant?
@flobear.. stop it.. you are giving me the ebbie gibbies.. making me itch...
love hte pheasant
@hollie-hock.. if you like i can send you a cutting when they have taken off.. but as i said before it hasnt been as easy to propagate as the others.. i have a dark knight one and a pale pink one i can send you.. they last years cuttings and a little scraggley looking..but in flower.. but put it in the ground and it will take off.. they are in 1/2 litre pots..if you like.
@flobear.. i just take the stems when i have cut down it down.. and find one with a node where new shoots come out.. take off leaves upto the that.. and remove large leaves above down to the node ones... cut to about 3ins min. and then dip in rooting compound and stick in the pot.. i get about 5 out of every 8 i do.. that is the way i have always done it.. will go get a piccie of mine so you can see hollie..
as i say these are end of last year cuttings.. and are garden ready .. they wont tkae long to get upto size once in.. i will be attempting the white ones again in next few weeks.. as everyone who walks by says about it.. so fingers crossed.
Hi Holly, the white budelia are the most fragnant and easy to strike (they all are, and the butterflies they attract are a bonus) I stick pruned pieces (woody) in the ground and they are taking over the garden. So do have a go..... as they cost at least a tenner in GC's!
Thanks for the cuttings info. gardenfantic. I will give it a go. Sorry about beetle stuff. I'll stop now. I do feel sorry for them not being being furry and beautiful.
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Hollie, they do indeed fly. Great heavy blundering things. Have you seen the way ladybirds open their red wing cases and have transparent fluttery wings underneath? Well, it's like that only a lot bigger. I'm pretty sure all beetles can fly.
Dan, is that a giant bird-table or a tiny pheasant?
@flobear.. stop it.. you are giving me the ebbie gibbies.. making me itch...
love hte pheasant
@hollie-hock.. if you like i can send you a cutting when they have taken off.. but as i said before it hasnt been as easy to propagate as the others.. i have a dark knight one and a pale pink one i can send you.. they last years cuttings and a little scraggley looking..but in flower.. but put it in the ground and it will take off.. they are in 1/2 litre pots..if you like.
@flobear.. i just take the stems when i have cut down it down.. and find one with a node where new shoots come out.. take off leaves upto the that.. and remove large leaves above down to the node ones... cut to about 3ins min. and then dip in rooting compound and stick in the pot.. i get about 5 out of every 8 i do.. that is the way i have always done it.. will go get a piccie of mine so you can see hollie..
hollie here they are.. the dark kinght one..
and the pink one..
as i say these are end of last year cuttings.. and are garden ready .. they wont tkae long to get upto size once in.. i will be attempting the white ones again in next few weeks.. as everyone who walks by says about it.. so fingers crossed.
Hi Holly, the white budelia are the most fragnant and easy to strike (they all are, and the butterflies they attract are a bonus) I stick pruned pieces (woody) in the ground and they are taking over the garden. So do have a go..... as they cost at least a tenner in GC's!
@jatnikapyar.. yes the white ones are more sweeter fragrant.. but i have found them hard to cut from.. will try again with next pruning and see..
Thanks for the cuttings info. gardenfantic. I will give it a go.
Sorry about beetle stuff. I'll stop now. I do feel sorry for them not being being furry and beautiful.
Flo, its just a pallet iv'e put there. We have a lot of birds to feed