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Can I Grow Lilly Pilly from Cuttings?

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Question From: 
Lloyd Humphries in  Withcott,  Toowoomba QLD

 

Nature of problem: 
Can Lilly Pillys be grown from cuttings

 

Type of Plant (if known): 
Lliiy Pilly

 

Symptoms of Plant Illness (please try NOT to diagnose your problems yourself): 
no problem

 

Soil Type (e.g. sandy, clay or loam) OR Potting Mix Type: 
Clay

 

How often do you water the plant:
?

 

How many hours of sunlight does the plant get each day:
?

 

What type of plant is it:
Lilly Pilly

 

How long since you planted it:
Haven’t

 

Have you fertilised? If so, with what and when:
No

 

Is the plant indoors or outdoors: 
Neither

 

Is the plant in a pot or in the ground: 
Neither yet

 

What other treatments have you given the plant: 
None

Upload photo if available: 

Other Comments: 

 

Answer:  Hi Lloyd,   Yes you can grow lillypillies from cuttings. Use hardened new growth in Oct/Nov and put the cuttings in potting mix, water well and place them in a sealed clear plastic bag in part shade.  Good luck,  Don

 
 

 

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