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Gillenia trifoliata

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  Posted by Trillium (U2170869) on Friday, 11th July 2008

  I turned on GW just in time to see Carol finish talking about propagating Gillenia trifoliata but too late to hear what she said - does anyone recall?
  
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  Posted by hotsunlover (U5664870) on Friday, 11th July 2008

  Hi Trillium. I bought this plant from Carol at GWL 3 years ago and its lovely isn't it? I am interested in the answer too as I missed it as I was putting the boys to bed.

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  Posted by ArtemisHP (U12217956) on Saturday, 12th July 2008

  Trillium
  I'm afraid I missed the programme, so I don't know what Carol said. However, I googled "gillenia trifoliata" propagation, and found pages of information. Here's some of it:
  
  Botanical Name: Gillenia trifoliata
  Genus: Gillenia Species: G. trifoliata ~ G. trifoliata is a clump-forming perennial with slender red stems, small trifoliate leaves and narrow-petalled, white flowers in summer.
  Cultivation: Thrives best in cool, moist, acid to neutral, humus rich soil in sun or part shade. Needs shade in the hottest part of the day. May need staking.
  Suggested uses: Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Wildflower, Wildlife
  Soil types: Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
  Soil drainage: Moist but well-drained, Well-drained Soil pH: Acid, Neutral
  Light: Partial Shade, Full Sun
  Aspect: South, East, West
  Exposure: Sheltered
  Hardiness: Hardy (H4)
  Pruning: No pruning required.
  
  PROPAGATION method(s): Division, Seed
  
  Gillenia trifoliata
  Gillenia trifoliata - Indian Physic, Fawn’s Breath , Bowman’s Root
  Grows 60-90 cm tall, sun to partial shade.
  
  PROPAGATION: By dividing the rootball
  From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
  From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
  From seed; sow indoors before last frost
  From seed; direct sow after last frost
  
  I hope it helps!

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  Posted by Trillium (U2170869) on Saturday, 12th July 2008

  Thanks - I was hoping she was saying it can be propagated from cuttings since I didn't get it to germinate last year and the rootball isn't big enough to divide. Ah well, I'll have another go with seed and try a bit harder!
  
  

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  Posted by idreamtrader (U11044653) on Saturday, 12th July 2008

  She didn't actually say anything about propogating it Trillium. She just said that as an extra bonus its leaves turned a lovely red in the autumn.

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  Posted by ezageeza (U11292630) on Saturday, 12th July 2008

  Its a cold germinator, and so needs sowing late autumn / early winter so it gets some frost.

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  Posted by Trillium (U2170869) on Saturday, 12th July 2008

  Thanks idt - I just heard her say, 'so it's a really good value plant' and assumed she'd been talking about propagation...
  
  And ezageeza - I think I did sow them in autumn, and they did get cold, but then dried out, due to owner's neglect

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  Posted by sunnyD (U10341818) on Sunday, 13th July 2008

  i didn't hear what she said but I have been propagating these on our nursery for a number of years and division is a possibility from an old clump, but you will get very few divisions and because the roots are so fleshy and large you may just kill off the whole plant. propagation by seed is the best way but again not so straightforward as the seed needs to be sown in late summer and then left in a cold place to overwinter before it will germinate. Good luck or maybe just buy another plant from a nursery
  Dave

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  Posted by Trillium (U2170869) on Monday, 14th July 2008

  Ah - but I run a little nursery and I keep being asked for it, SunnyD, because the one in the garden looks so gorgeous! I can buy plugs in, but I like to propagate from my own plants if I can - even if it's not strictly economically better to do so.

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  Posted by kath74 (U8999103) on Tuesday, 15th July 2008

  Thanks sunnyd, I have this plant and I've been wondering about division, it just doesn't look like a good candidate. I'm pretty useless at growing from seed but I may give it a try.

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  Posted by 8supermum (U2768246) on Friday, 18th July 2008

  I have one in my bog garden and last spring just divided it and now I have 3 plants, so division does work !!!

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