Clematis: how to root clematis from cuttings? , 1 by pirl

pirl wrote:
Here's a clematis I found growing last year, left it in place for a year and dug it up last Saturday. It had over a year to develop roots, had nice cool soil and I expected a great set of roots after an entire year. You can see how tiny the roots ended up being. I potted it up with two other self-seeded clematises. Now they are all entirely black so my attempt either failed or they will produce new growth - time will tell.

Taking an actual cutting and using rooting hormone powder is just not as highly a recommended way to produce a new plant but you have nothing to lose by giving it a try. Why not take 5 or 6 cuttings to improve your chances? Cuttings will not harm the mother plant at all.