R2104 4.2 – 4.3 Understand Methods of Vegetative Propagation Flashcards
1
Q
Ideal characteristics of parent plant
A
True to type
Free from pest and disease
Juvenile growth
Parent plant capable of producing sufficient propagating material
2
Q
Softwood cutting and when
A
Fuchsia Mrs Popple
Spring
5-10
Tip with bottom leaves removed
3
Q
Semi-ripe cutting etc
A
Lavandula augustifolia
Summer
10-15cm below a node
4
Q
Semiripe heel
A
Buxus sempervirens
Rosmarinus officianalis
5
Q
Wounded cutting
A
Camelia japonica
6
Q
Hardwood
A
Cornus alba End of growing season Above and below a bud 15-30 cm pencil thickness Pot or ground half way in
7
Q
Leaf bud
A
Camelia japonica or
Clematis Montana
18-21
8
Q
Root cuttings
A
Fat Acanthus mollis Thin Phlox denticulata Autumn 3-5cm Flat top slanted bottom
9
Q
Leaf petiole
A
Peparamia caperatan
10
Q
Leaf sections or lamina
A
Begonia Rex
Streptocarpus x hybridus
11
Q
Simple layering
A
Cornus alba
12
Q
Serpentine layering
A
Clematis Montana
13
Q
Air layering
A
Ficus elastica
