London Pride

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    hello,

    Snaffled a little bit of london pride and was wondering how to propogate it. This is what I've got....


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    Should i pop it in some soil or will some roots grow if i leave it in some water? Or should i try pull put a bit with some root? Advice much appreciated. :)
     
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      Hello Snorky, if you trim it to about where the submerged leaf is to the left of the handle and then lay it horizontally across the soil and then just cover it with some compost/soil it will root very easily.
      It forms little rosettes which root easily if you just break them off and plant them.
       
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        I have heard of London Pride a few times on here, this is the one I know best :blue thumb:
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        Google shows me this , a very nice saxafrage ?

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          Thanks @KFF im away at the minute and not home to plant til thursday. Would it keep in water til then or should i find some soil in the meantime?
           
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          What I'd do is wrap the stem ( stem's if you manage to get anymore Lol ) in some kitchen towel, or similar, and then put them into the jug and keep them wet that way, so they have just enough moisture to stop them drying out. I don't think they'd like being in water alone ss they tend to grow in drier spots, they do very well in cracks in paving and walls etc.
           
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            Great idea @KFF i'll try to sneakily snaffle some more over the next couple of days he he
             
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              It doesn't take too long (a year or two) for them to get to the stage where you will be able to take the rosettes for spreading them further.

              It comes in a variegated version as well. :dbgrtmb: We sell the variegated ones at our Open Garden if you're coming next year. If you want it you can order it a couple of months beforehand so we can get it settled in its pot.

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                London Pride the saxifrage is strongly associated with WW2, because it was one of the plants that colonised Blitz sites - there's a very patriotic Noel Coward song about it, lyrics here: London Pride.

                But apparently the name goes back well before that: Saxifraga × urbium - Wikipedia

                Meanwhile I am envious of @Snorky85 's find as I couldn't find any in my local nursery last week so had to resort to buying some on ebay! That's being sent as bare-rooted rosettes, I am keeping my fingers crossed that they arrive safely and establish easily.
                 
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                  @Clare G if you're coming out this way at any time we can sort some out for you. We're cheaper than the commercial places and it all goes to charity. :dbgrtmb:
                   
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                    Been busy snaffling 2 more plants....a bit of azalea and an unknown one that was pretty....got a nice chunk of root on the unknown one heh.

                    There's loads of them all around here so i dont think the site gardeners will mind.
                     
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                        hmm that's actually quite interesting as u can bring up to 5 plants back from europe and the Mediterranean which I didnt know.
                         
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                        Not quite so simple. They can't be on the prohibited or restricted list, mustn't have even a scrap of soil on them and need a plant health licence. :dunno:

                        It was easier in the old days. We had a 'plant licence' but could bring things in, unlimited weight, as long as they weren't on the prohibited or restricted list - and were soil free. We had to give customs a printed declaration form of what the plants were (Latin names) and had to keep them in Quarantine for 14 days or until they contacted us. Customs couldn't make any on the spot decisions as none of them were plant experts. But we didn't need a plant health licence from the country of origin.
                         
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                          Poop. I think they'll probably die before my flight home anyway. Would have been nice to bring something different home.
                           
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                            Agree, and I did ... from Shineyland :hapydancsmil: My variegated London Pride from Shineyland is a sort after "wannabe" amongst my garden club friends: now I have a grow house, they stand a chance of a cutting (or half :th scifD36: ) They can have a whole one is they give a contribution to "the cause" ;) :heehee: :thumbsup:
                             
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