HOw To FIRESPIKE CUTTINGS

I'm still on a list from our former neighborhood where people sell/give away things.  Mainly for THIS reason.  One of them posted that they had trimmed their firespike plants and had the cuttings laying out, free for the taking.  Many times I miss the timing because someone will post something for free while we're at the farm or at work.  But this time, the email came while I was driving near the neighborhood.  

 I made a u-turn and drove by...

Firespike cuttings
This is what they had out, a pile of cuttings.  They said they are easy to multiply by just sticking in the ground and watering.  Why not?

Propagating firespike
They'll also root by just putting in water.  So when I got them to the farm, I sat down on the porch, got a bucket of water and started trimming the ends (fresh cuts for water absorption).  I got them all trimmed and cleaned up and put them in the bucket.  I had to leave them last week but when I went back this weekend, they were fine. 

Planting firespike cuttings
So before the rain came, I dug some holes, stuck them in, filled in with dirt and watered.  Thankfully we have more rain in our forecast later this week so they'll get some water that way too. 

Firespike plant, image courtesy of Wikimedia
This image is what they should look like when fully grown.  They are apparently very popular with hummingbirds and bees, are drought tolerant and can handle both sun and shade...WIN, WIN, WIN!  

 Hey, if they are truly this easy to propagate, once they are established, we'll have an endless supply to put all around the farm and they are kinda pretty!

Anyone every grown the Firespike?

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