Hydrangeas-Growing a new plant from an existing plant

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akc87031 Los Lunas, NM Jul 08, 2009

Hi! Can someone tell me how I can start a new Hydrangea plant from my existing one?

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bugme Barnesville, GA(Zone 7b) Jul 09, 2009

Here in the South, you can just take one of the lower limbs and bend it down to the soil around it, scrape just slightly on the portion of a limb close to a leaf node, then lay the limb down and weight it down with a brick. It would help to use a rooting hormone. I'm posting a link to the South's "guru" of all things hydrangea (and others) and he probably has instructions on his site as well. Good luck with it.

http://www.walterreeves.com/

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yellowbird831 Theodore, AL Aug 03, 2009

Hi, bugme is right. I do that, also. It's called layering.
Hydrangeas will also root if you have a small branch you don't mind cutting off: Trim all leaves off except 2 - 4 at the top. Wound the bottom a little and dip in rooting hormone. Place in sandy soil and water regularly, keeping moist.
I actually did this yesterday, trimming little branches from the back side of my bushes. I will layer the lowest ones.
I have three types of Hydrangeas, including the evergreen one which shows for the berries, instead of the blooms. I thought that was interesting, so I HAD to have it!

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