General Discussion & Chat: Newbie needs help...., 1 by Weezingreens

Weezingreens wrote:
kbads, whenever you ask a 'stupid question', many of the rest of us, too self-conscious to ask, benefit from the resulting answers, so ask away!

The lamium maculatum, in particular, spread by rooting from the stem. The stems are actually pretty tall, but prostrate, falling to the ground and setting roots at the leaf junctures. Lamium can be pretty invasive, but easy to trim and to start from cuttings.

The important thing to remember is that the roots are set from the junctures, not the ends of the stem, so starting them in water is not the best method. In fact, you can set the whole stem sideways in the soil, pinning it down to set roots, or you can cut the stem into pieces that have at least one leaf juncture each. Sometimes the starts fail, but usually, kept moist, they succeed.

Here's a picture of 'Golden Anniversary' rooting itself from a stem.