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hydrangea/Chinese hibiscus cuttings
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Posted: Aug/16/2008 9:30 AM PST
I'd like to take a cutting or two from my Endless Summer hydrangea, and also maybe from my Chinese hibiscus, but have not done any propagation before and have a few questions: 1. Is there enough time left to get them rooted and in the ground to survive the winter? I'm in zone 7 and it usually doesn't start getting really cold until mid-October. 2. How should I go about soaking them in rooting hormone and storing them? What kind of rooting medium is best for those? 3. Should I start them off indoors until they put out now growth or keep them outside so they don't have to adjust? Like I said, our first frost and cold weather won't be for quite a while yet. Thanks! |
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Posted: Aug/16/2008 5:35 PM PST
I have rooted hydrangea over the winter by putting them in my cold frame. My brother in law lives in Summerville, SC which is more south than me and he just took cuttings and placed them in his garden. By spring they were ready to pot up or be planted. Some of them even bloomed in a few weeks. You should be able to propagate them just in the soil but pots would be good as well. Do you have a garage or a sheltered southern area around your house? Of course you can just bring down a branch of the hydrangea and put a brick or rock on it. They will root that way. And I would think they would root in water as well. My neighbor takes some spaghnum (sp?) moss, places it on a branch then ties a plastic bag around it to hold it in place and that stem will root. So as you can see it is not hard to root Hydrangeas. Just pick the method that works for you. Some other member may have some other information for you, so keep checking. Linda B |
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Posted: Aug/18/2008 4:53 PM PST
Thanks for the advice! I dipped it in some Rootone and stuck it in a small pot filled with loose potting mix, and put up a little plastic tent over it to hold in the moisture, after I gave it a good misting. Attachments:   |
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