Rostrinucula dependens Syria Another option for propagation of

Another option for propagation of a selected clone is via flower stalk cuttings

but we'd grow this for the foliage alone

Extended dry spells in summer can decrease blooming as is typical in their native range of Texas and Mexico

you may be better off to just leave the foliage intact instead of force new growth when the plant is preparing to go dormant

Rostrinucula dependens Syria Another option for propagation ofOne of the truly great WHATZAT plants of the fall garden, that results in more questions than anything else is Rostrinucula dependens. Little known outside its native haunts in Shaanxi, China and south to Yunnan, this deciduous shrub to 4' tall is adorned with flaking brown bark and acts as a dieback perennial in the northern parts of its hardiness zone. It remains obscure until late summer and into early fall, when the long pendent, branched flower