Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Mo crotons, mo crotons mo crotons!, 1 by DaleTheGardener

DaleTheGardener wrote:
Carol, I have a suggestion to improve the chances of cuttings of croton taking root that works well for me. Before you put them into water take a knife or sharp blade and scrap away a small amount of bark on the stem. This will expose the cambium, that is where the roots will form. I cut away about 50% of the bark on two sides of the bottom 1" or there abouts. I went from having 20% of my cutting root to about 90%.