Propagation of Ornamental Grasses in Liners

摘要

We are propagators of cell pack liners that we ship to other growers. Therefore, I will be speaking about propagation of small liner-sized material. We produce grass liners three different ways; division, seed, and cuttings (Table 1.). Almost all grasses can be propagated by division. In fact, I can't think of any grasses that cannot be propagated by division at one time or another. Most grasses can be divided down to single divisions. The limitations of division in almost all cases is the time of year. Warm season grasses such as Miscanthus should be divided dormant, from December to February, then put in a warm house at 55°F. They will root-up and flush out in approximately 10 to 12 weeks depending on the cultivar. You can divide warm season grasses while growing in the spring but new shoots can be damaged.