{"id":2519,"date":"2019-11-07T00:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T08:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/pal-question-308\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T13:24:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T20:24:36","slug":"propagating-stipa","status":"publish","type":"pal","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/propagating-stipa\/","title":{"rendered":"propagating Stipa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Can &#8216;Giant Feather Grass&#8217; (<i>Stipa gigantea<\/i>) be propagated by division or by seed only? What are the requirements for successful propagation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can propagate <i>Stipa<\/i> either by division or by seed. According to the <i>A-Z Encyclopedia of Plants<\/i> and the <i>AHS Plant Propagation<\/i> books, both ways need to be done in the spring. Specifically, seeds should be sown in containers in a cold frame in spring. Divisions should be done from mid-spring to early summer.<\/p>\n<p>Seeds should be sown when you can maintain a temperature of 59 degrees F. Most grass seed germinates in a week. Transplant seedlings one to a pot or cell as soon as they are large enough to handle. Transfer pots of established seedlings to a frost-free place to grow. Plant out in mid-spring.<\/p>\n<p>Divisions &#8211; cut back the foliage for easier handling, then lift the clump. Shake loose soil from the roots or wash clean, to make it easier to separate them. Use a sharp knife to divide the clump into good-sized sections. Trim any overlong or damaged roots. The divisions can then be replanted in the garden.<\/p>\n<p>I have also noticed that in my garden, <i>Stipa<\/i> usually reseeds itself and if you look carefully you may find some small seedlings already started, which you can transplant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can &#8216;Giant Feather Grass&#8217; (Stipa gigantea) be propagated by division or by seed only? What are the requirements for successful propagation? You can propagate Stipa either by division or by seed. According to the A-Z Encyclopedia of Plants and the AHS Plant Propagation books, both ways need to be done in the spring. Specifically, seeds should be sown in containers in a cold frame in spring. Divisions should be done from mid-spring to early summer. Seeds should be sown when&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/propagating-stipa\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">propagating Stipa<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","keyword":[96,463],"class_list":["post-2519","pal","type-pal","status-publish","hentry","keyword-propagation","keyword-stipa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pal\/2519"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pal"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pal"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=2519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}