Top 10 Easiest to Grow from Cuttings

Green Eyed, it was so thankfull to be alive that it blessed you! Good job!

Ibartoo, did you find Clonex? I googled it and there are a lot in there. One even had free shipping. And, it looked like the cheapest price. It looks like it is around $20 for 2 or 3 ounces. They all say 100 ml and when I google that it is hard to get an exact amount but it looks like 2 or 3 oz.

Jeanette

Thanks Jnette, I went off on a different tangent this week. LOL, I will search it today. My morning glory tree is blooming for the first time so I will definitely be wanting to root some of those.

Oh wow!! Please post a picture. I have seeds but haven't started them this year. Definitley will next year.

Jeanette

bump!

Illoquin - I got a "free" curly willow from a floral bouquet given to the company where I worked. When all the flowers were "gone" I found the curly willow was rooting. It overwintered in Winnipeg! In a pot, I might add, cuz apparently it's invasive and I didn't want it to take over my yard lol.
When I moved to Calgary, I got a stick for free from a florist just for asking!
It DIDN'T overwinter here, likely because of the chinooks!

I never had to propogate Daturas because they're self-seeding. Don't do anything at all, just sprinkle them around the garden, and they pop up like nobody's business! They don't over-winter, but last year I got 40 babys and gave away a bunch, while keeping 3 for myself, at work. 2 of them are in my garden (one in my boss' office) and one of my garden ones has a bud on it :-)

I had to use cuttings for Brugs because they don't self-seed. I guess I'll have to bring it in, in the fall!

-Susan-

Coreopsis - I have been rooting them in water in the window all spring. I've rooted Jethro Tull and several others. They root 100%.

Penstemons - Husker's Red, Mystica and Dark Towers - All root very easily in water in the window too!

Coreopsis! Wow, that's a new one to me, I'll try right away!

Salvias - totally easy in water

Fuchsias - as my propagation book puts it, "it's impossible not to root them"...

does anyone know about candy corn vine, or blue sky vine?

I don't know....but I haven't been lucky with vines so far, even with the ones that are supposed to be easy such as passiflora...

CrepeMyrtle! Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus, brugmansias. I have also found an easy method to root Bougainvillea cuttings (water first then soil)

Yes, Brugs are easy to root, and right now I have one newly planted in my garden that I got last fall, and rooted in water.

-Susan-

Brugs are definitely a no brainer!

Now bougies?! Tell us the secret!!! I've always had the hardest time!!!

As mentioned above, a mix of perlite and peatmoss will root anything. The trick is once rooted and potted, put the potted cutting into a plastic bag. Leave the top of the bag partially open and make a ventilation holes in the plastic.

The roots that have formed in water are not the same type when formed in the soil. Once planted it is harder for the roots to obtained moisture, sort of got spoiled in water. The plastic bag will prevent the cutting from wilting while it forms new roots. Keep out of the sun, they don't need it until growing.

After 2 weeks, open the plastic bag a bit more, and continue to do that until the rooted cutting will not wilt without. It is a sort of hardening off.

I have rooted tons of plants in water and they have thrived just the same when they went in the ground.

Rooting cuttings in water works for me too. I haven't had any trouble at all. In fact, I have more trouble out of plants NOT rooted in water. I root tons of plants in water and they go immediately in the soil with no problems. My Penstemons were planted directly in the yard in full sun after rooting them in water. They didn't even wilt at all. I also root Coleus, Coreopsis, and several other plants in water and they take much better than any other method. Gardenias seem to root better in water than any other method I've tried.

I think that is a myth about the roots not being good when rooted in water. One good thing about rooting in water is I can root the plants in the kitchen window and they are already used to the sun when planted outside. Some plants don't root in water, but many will and will do so every single time with no problems.

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Yes, it's a myth, I agree.

Sometimes I think it depends on the time of year. The plants seem to be more receptive to growing such as in the spring vs winter. Altho, I have had a brug in water now for the last 4 or 5 weeks. It has gotten the nubbies, but no roots. Would you suggest that I plant it?

Jeanette

If it's got the white stuff in there the roots will come very soon! I would just wait until strong roots are present before potting up.

I agree, I have never had any problem with things I have rooted in water. The things that I have babied the most are the ones I have lost.

Yes I take maybe 6" cuttings from a mature bougie. I snip it off just below a node and then scrape a little skin off of the cutting at the bottom. I dip it in rooting hormone, then wrap it in this green fibrous material that aquarium plants come in. Put it in a shot glass full of water and put it in a zip lock bag in the window sill. 3-4 weeks later you can see roots wrapping around the inside of the glass. Just take the material off carefully and plant outside!

Wow! I gotta try that! What exactly is the stuff aquarium plants come in? (sorry I've never seen this!)

If you go to a shop that sells fish, usually they have aquatic potted plants. I don't know what the stuff is called but it is a green fibrous material like a mix between the stuff flower arrangements come with mixed with a sponge. I love it. With bougies though... be careful once the roots have grown because they are very fragile so when you remove this material, handle it with care!

OK. Thanks!

let me get this straight.
coleus can be put into soil without roots, watered and will grow?

Yes!

I was interested in learning about Elephant Ear "pups". I tried to overwinter the whole plant in the basement the way I do dahlias, but no luck at all. I had several gorgeous ones in the garden one year, but they are too expensive to buy new each year.

I am trying to root fuchsias. They should be real easy. But, not sure. We used to grow them in the house as house plants in the winter. I think my house is just too dry.

Jnette, how do you do the fuchsias? I have one that got all leggy. I was looking at it wondering if I could lop off the tops & root them. I'm in zone 5, so have to do something for the winter anyways. They are in a pot outside right now., but I have an unheated sunroom for the winter they can go in.

Any ideas are greatly appreciated!

Are they trailing, or uprights? I guess it depends on if you want to keep them growing and blooming over the winter or go dormant for the winter. If dormant, I would just cut them back and hold back on the water, with just enough to keep them from dying. (inside of course) If you want to have them continue to bloom, since they are leggy, you could cut them back a ways, depending on how many you have in a basket or pot, and then just treat them as normal. If you want them to fill out, cut them back and fertilize.

I have found they do good on triple 20 if you can find it. Peters. Either Scotts bought them out and then sold to Miricle Grow or vice versa. Miricle Grow bought and sold dto Scotts. Sometimes you can still find it in some stores. Otherwise I would say the All Purpose in Miricle Grow. I think MG wanted to cut out the competition.

Jeanette

they are kind of "arch-y". but I would say upright. I think I'll cut them back and let them go dormant. Thanks for the advise!

You know, there are some hardy fuchsias if you mulch them good that can stay alive in the ground in your zone. I don't have any of those, but have seen them and they are nice.

LOL, must be ESP. I just happened to see the new fuchsia forum listed. Started the 7th of this month!! Today!! And the first post was on cold hardy fuchsias.

yes, I saw that. congrats to them, they worked hard to get it going. this one is not cold hardy, but I like it. anything to save a buck, I'll try to keep it going over the winter.

In the area I live now there are hardly any new varieties. Mostly the old tried and true, Swingtime, Dark Eyes, etc. That is why I try to keep them over. I get them from the Fuchsia Lady in Seattle but they are expensive to ship. She doesn't charge much for them in the spring.

how hard (or easy) is it to propagate crown of thorns??

I don't know about that one.

Jeanette

It's a succulent plant, so it shouldn't be too hard....I've rooted one in sand. You just have to make sure it doesn't get too wet until it has real roots...

ok...thanks

I don't want to hi-jack this thread, but it looks like Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii ) is pretty easy to propagate - here's a quick reference: http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/enabling_garden/15583 . Here's one that gets into more than just cuttings: http://www.tropicanursery.com/euphorbia/propagation.htm

HTH and good luck!

Both are awesome links, thanks! (makes me want to get more different colors, lol!)