Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Rooting Tip CuttingsThey are getting smaller...., 1 by angel_tree_baby

angel_tree_baby wrote:
I have been playing with rooting green tip cuttings. I started out with bigger ones and now have gotten down to much smaller tip cuttings. This one is a meadow princess in a 2 TBSP medicine cup (like for cough syrup measurement). Using mostly humidity to root and just a few drops of water in the bottom seems to keep them from rotting. They must also be covered with plastic and make sure there are always a few drops of water in the bottom of container. They are kept under lights.

Benefits: I am finding that some of the harder/slower to root varieties root much faster this way than with traditional cuttings. Of course you could get more cuttings out of the plants this way. The first ones I started with easy to root varieties like rosamond and I. Pink..those grow fast and catch up to regular cuttings quickly.

I am waiting to see how long it takes for these type of cuttings to flower.. I imagine some will have to do with whether the tip cutting comes off of a Y/or above or off a sucker.