Has anyone been able to take cuttings of sage ad gotten it to root? If so how?
Thank you,
Mickey
Arizona
texas sage
Mickey Arizona,
I have pulled a branch down to the ground, covered part of it with soil and then kept the soil moist. When the branch rooted in the soil, I cut it from the mother plant. I did this in the spring. I hope this technique works for you.
Hi MickeyAZ, I just came upon this site, http://wwwflordiata.com/ref/L/leuc-fru.cfm Hope this helps. Krispi
Something wrong with that link.
Hello Mickey, I suppose you are talking about this wonderful plant Leucophyllum frutescens
http://wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LEFR3
The method that Htop suggested works great, but if you don't already have a shrub or you want multiple plants this is what I have done with moderate success.
In late Spring after new growth has hardened take cuttings about 4 inches long from the growing tips of the shrub and remove the leaves from the lower half of the cuttings. Be sure that you have at least 2 nodes to insert in nice loose soil that has been watered, water well again after inserting the cuttings and set them in a shaded location keeping the soil moist at all times.
It is not a good idea to put a plastic cover over them as the extra moisture on the leaves usually causes them to rot, although some that I tried with covers did survive.
The cuttings should take four to six weeks to root. After that bring them gradually to brighter light until they get adapted.
They love full sun and not much water.
I hope this helps you.
Josephine.
Ok, lets try the link like this: HYPERLINK@wwwflordiata.com Thanks, Krispi Well, that does not work either. OOPS!
This message was edited Feb 3, 2009 10:46 AM