Now is the time!!

Now is the time to take cuttings from lots of different shrubs and perenniels. I think they would be softwood cuttings.
The class I took told us to use pumice and a liquid hormone called Dip n' Grow. I use about 10 to 1. This is a good season because it is plenty warm, so you probably can get by with out bottom heat. I have even done things outside and put things in the shade. Justwater and water and water your cuttings, keep em moist.

I have penstemons, lavatera, ninebark, caryopteris, euphorbia, daphne, perovskia, ceanonthus, wallflower, all going now. We will see what goes, I just thought it would be worth trying. The cuttings look pretty good as long as I keep them moist.Good luck if you try!!!!!

You are right, cuttings are rooting great for me right now. This is the time to take cuttings from tropical plants. I'd never have thought it, but learned from a local tropical nursery that they do their cuttings in July/August. Usually jasmine takes forever for me to root(cause I did the cuttings in late winter) but have some with roots now that have only been stuck about three weeks.

how about passionvines and monarda?

Monarda can just be divided. I don't know about taking cuttings, I'm sure you could though...

Has anyone had luck propagating azaleas by cutting? I have 30 of these in my yard, some of which are huge (6 ft tall) with gorgeous flowers. I'd share what I have if I could just get the silly things to grow from cuttings.

I think layering is the best method with these...

ok im borderline 5/6 zone is it time up here too? I have the coolest little japanese willow-dappled willow i want to take cuttings from. I was told to moistenthe soil and then just mist after that-keeping soil moist but not soggy? Can I use sandbox sand for propigation?
Help me please!
notmartha

Arent willows the easiest thing to root? how about just taking cuttings and put them in water. Willows release a hormone that is like a rooting hormone.

Monarda and phlox paniculata root better for me in the spring. I take the new growth cuttings when they are about 4 inches tall.
passifloras are rooting really good right now for me, as are allamandas, jasmines, thunbergia etc.

Cala, how do you root your passifloras? just in water or do you actually pot them all up? and how long of cutting do you take? I am going to root some for friends who have seen my passionvine jungle....

Pebble, I take tip cuttings about 6 inches long. I don't take any leaves off unless the bottom one gets in the way. If the stem is a bit hollow, clip right up against a node to seal it. I stick them in sand/vermiculite mix after dipping them in root hormone. I've also tried taking cuttings 2 feet long, sticking them in a used basket full of dirt and guess what? They all rooted!! I couldnt' believe it. Now is the time.

Smilin32
I did softwood cuttings of azaleas in the spring with rooting get in potting mix...rooted within 3 weeks...

I'm going to root today......thanks for the tips Cala, I knew I could count on you :)

smilin32... azaleas are easy to root. Pinch off about 3-4" of new growth, strip all but 2 leaves, dip in rooting hormone and pot up and treat like any other cutting. Up until Calalily's propagation demonstration at the roundup this year, azaleas and fuscias were my only successes.

OK, folks! I don't usually do cuttings. So I got this little "mini-greenhouse" and filled it with Jiffy Potting Mix, and started some coleus cuttings. Well, I thought, I really don't need to make very many.

Maybe I'll just snip off some lavender for my garden buddy up the road, who says she can't find any white lavender. I had to cut them back anyway. (I found out the hard way, lavenders get UGLY if you don't keep them cut back!)
Then, I said to myself, "Well, I'll just take a little of this, and that" and pretty soon, I had more than enough to fill up the little mini-greenhouse tray. If all these plants "take", gosh, I might just try that again. I have started coleus before, so I am pretty confident with that one.

Oh, BTW, how long does it usually take before you see roots??

I'm doing cuttings now of iron cross and burgandy leafed begonias, heurchera leaf cuttings, lots of different coleus, geraniums, and croton. Will try the rhododendruns again and see how I make out.

It depends on how hard or soft the cutting is, The harder or woodier would take longer. I have roots on a few things that I started when I first started this thread. There are roots on the penstemons, perovskia.

Evelyn, I know what you mean, you do end up with lots of variety. It is amazing how easy and quick you can come up with all kinds of new plants. Have fun.