Propagating alpine plants

inishindie · Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:47 pm Post subject: Propagating alpine plants

ALPINE SEEDS
If you are feeling adventurous then try collecting seeds from alpines to grow in your own garden. Some of the seeds need nature to take care of them so put them in a pot, label them and put them in a sheltered spot away from slugs. Some might germinate quickly but others need a frosting before they appear. Alpine plants are one of the easiest plants to grow from cuttings. If you see any plants you like the look of then cut off a couple of small pieces of stem with a node on it and push it into compost. Be careful if you try this in garden centres or parks as you could get arrested for stealing. Stick to friends’ gardens!

GarethAustin · Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:10 am Post subject:

You wouldn't believe how many people we stop from taking cuttings from plants in the garden centre!

ormondsview · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:51 am Post subject: sedums are easy to grow

Which are the alpines which grown wild in Ireland? I have sedums but they are from a nursery. Is heather considered alpine? Do I take the whole plant or does it grow quickly from seed? Can you tell me which plants are 10 on a scale of easy just as sedum is a 10 for no fail will grow anywhere. Thanks.

ormondsview · Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:30 am Post subject: pasque flower

Just came across a great site for viewing gardens in photo format called jalbum. If you go there, type gardens and you'll see plenty of great alpine gardens.www.jalbum.com
Here's a plant that I did have but disappeared so I will try again from seed, called the pasque flower. Does anyone have them and how do you get them to renew? I think the foliage maybe dies back after flowering and I probably inadvertently plowed over it or the periwinkle smothered it.