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Deebie Orangeburg, SC Mar 26, 2009

Can anyone tell me what's the best way to root impatients. Thanks.

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glendalekid Tuscaloosa, AL(Zone 7b) Mar 26, 2009

Hi,

I've never tried rooting them but apparently it is easy.

Maybe these links will help you:

http://tinyurl.com/d845a6

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/impatiens/msg022001306720.html


Karen

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Mar 27, 2009

I used to grow them when I lived in MA. I found that they will root easy just stuck in a container of water. Or, use vermiculite , better yet a ratio of 1:1 of peat and perlite. Trim off the cutting so there is 1/4" stem beneath the set of leaves and cut it at a slant. Remove any flowers and bud. Stick the cutting into the to about 1" deep. Place the container in a plastic bag and close, then place it out of direct sun. Check after a week by gently tugging. If it resist, then it is rooting. When rooted, open up the plastic bag so that the rooted cutting adjusts to less humidity without wilting. Gradually roll down the plastic as the plant adjusts to lower humidity

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tommyr2006 Poughkeepsie, NY(Zone 6a) Mar 28, 2009

They root easily. Take a 3-4" cutting, strip the bottom third leaves off and place in a moist soil mix. Simple as it gets!

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Deebie Orangeburg, SC Apr 01, 2009

Thanks everyone. I've trying rooting them in water, but they always turn mushy before rooting. I'll try the vermiculite. I never thought to cut on a slant, but do so.

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Apr 02, 2009

The reason a cutting is cut at a slant is that it provides a larger area for roots to grow from.

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Deebie Orangeburg, SC Apr 02, 2009

Thanks for letting me know that. I'll always do that in the future.

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dp72 Woodway, TX(Zone 8a) Apr 02, 2009

The roots don't grow out of the cut tip. They develop all up and down the buried part of the stem.

You are thinking of cutting flowers to be put in a vase of water as a boquet (cutting at an angle). That allows more surface area to take up the water until the flowers get old and have to be thrown out.

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Apr 02, 2009

By the same token, Impatients will have more area to take up moisture while they root. You are correct that they form roots along the side. However, I have also seen roots grow from the center when I used to grow them.

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dp72 Woodway, TX(Zone 8a) Apr 03, 2009

ok

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