My grandmother is moving and I want to propagate some of her hydrangeas and give to different family members, how?

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Hydrangea Propagation Follow the link for the illustrations associated with this article. Hydrangeas by their very nature are more than willing to root at the slightest provocation. I have seen rooted cuttings in the sand just above the high water mark.

Taking the CuttingsThe first thing you'll need is a healthy hydrangea bush with new growth (green stems). If your swiping some from the neighbors yard I'd suggest taking a non-flowering, green-wood stem cut at the base at least 2" below a leaf/node pair. You should get 5 or more good quality cuttings from one stem.

Early morning is the best time to take them, although any time they're not wilted is OK. Make sure to label them if you want to know what your growing. ... Edited for Space.

Please follow the link for the complete text. TrimmingThe next thing you'll need is a pair of scissors or clean, sharp, pruning shears to trim the cuttings. The idea behind trimming the leaves is to reduce the demands for water while the plant is rooting and to avoid overcrowding in the propagating tray.

I like to leave about 2 square inches per leaf to assist the plant in photosynthesis. I've rooted plants without any leaves which takes longer and increases the chance of bacterial and fungal infection. You may want to wash your scissors off in a 5 % bleach solution (straight Clorox), the only time I bother is when doing hundreds of cuttings of different cultivars.

I like to cut nearly perpendicular to the leaf veinsto maximize the efficiency of the remaining leaf tissue. For the smaller terminal leaf pairs I pretty much cut in half across the long axis. The next step will be cutting the stems to fit in the tray, including at least one leaf node or terminal bud per cutting.

The leaf node is the diamond shaped spot just above where the leaf attaches to the stem. At this time of year most nodes will have a bud developing at this site. These buds will likely begin to develop or unfurl while the plant is setting roots in the tray, leading credence to the old gardeners saying that "new growth follows the knife".

They will be next years flowers so take care throughout the entire process. The "terminal" or "apical bud" is the actively growing tip of each stem. Being careful not to damage the buds, cut across the stem just above the first set of nodes from the bottom.

This first cut will be the top of the first cutting and often the bottom of the next cutting up the stem. Most cuttings will have a pair of nodes and are commonly called "butterfly cuttings". The wonderful ability of the plant cells to initiate growth when environmental conditions are challenging along with the genetic trait of "differentiation" expressed when the cells on the stem change into "adventitious" root cells make the entire propagating process possible.

Leave between 1 and 2 inches below the leaves for sticking into the rooting media. When you reach the tip of the stem, leave the terminal bud attached to the cutting directly below. This terminal cutting will be the most vigorous of the cuttings obtained from one stem, but will only produce one flower unless pinched back right after roots are set.

I've often used this pinch to start another plant. Another type of cutting which can be used to get more bang from your buck is the single-eyed cutting made by splitting a butterfly cutting right down the middle vertically. I don't recommend it for the novice because of the high risk of infection.

If you really must, you might want to cheat like I do and wait to roots are establish before slicing the plant in 2. Only one flower per plant on this type. "Sticking"Now your ready for the fun part, "sticking" the cuttings into the prepared, fully saturated propagation trays.

For best results I suggest picking up a small bottle of rooting hormone (IBA) at the local garden center. If using the powder go with the mid-range concentration for "semi-softwood cuttings" (10,000 ppm or 2%). I use an alcohol based product called "Dip'n Grow", mixing at the recommended rates for semi-softwood cuttings (19 parts water to 1 part Dip'n Grow).

The alcohol helps prevent the spread of disease and the liquid solution covers evenly. I grab a handful of cuttings by their leaves and plunge the 1-2" ends into the little cup they give you. I dip them up to the base of the leaves for a count of 5 and then stick each one in the center of a propagation cell up to the hilt, or base of the leaves.

About the same procedure is followed with the powder, but be careful not to get to much on each cutting. Hydrangeas will root OK without hormone but root faster and more evenly with it. You can also try willow tea which is rich in auxins, a naturally occurring plant growth hormone.

Check out Martha's web site for more info on tea. Avoid having any of the leaves touching each other, as they might rot (this might drive you a bit nuts with larger cuttings). Misting, The "Art" partOnce all your cuttings are stuck, they will be ready for their first "myst" er mist.

You will need an empty spray bottle like the one mom used to use for ironing. A Windex bottle works fine if your like me and don't own an iron. If your a well equipped gardener and plan to raise your plants outside you might have a "misting" nozzle on the hose already.

If your a complete idiot like me you might want to build a homemade automatic misting bed run by either a timer or humidity switch. Even with my misting bed I always end up with a few small flats of oddball cuttings which I just couldn't throw away scattered all over the yard, under benches in the greenhouse, in the shower... Funny thing is, they usually are rooted about the same time as there brethren in the beds, as long as I don't forget them. I like to "water the cuttings in" on my first mist, spraying them until grains of media run into the sockets where the stems are, but being careful not to over water (media starts running out the holes in the bottom of the cells and over the top like the picture below).

Thereafter, I spray them just until the entire plant is wet, or longer if the media has dried out. Location, location, location.... Actually a lot depends on you. How often can you mist them in the course of a day?

How hot/cold is it where you live? Will You be around to cover them during a sudden downpour or bring them in from an early frost. If the cloudy day turns bright sunny, can you get to them before they dry out?

Ideal temp is 60-80 degrees F, how close can you get? You will have to chose what works for you. I've had success in a very shady, protected (wind will dry them out as well as sun) corner of the garden where I misted them only once or twice a week after the first few days.

I recommend misting at least three times a day for the first week as long as they are not in direct sun or wind. More is better if you are around because then you can keep them in a bit more sun. If your raising them in an air conditioned room you may get away with more sun/less misting.

The point (Art) is to never let them dry out or wilt too much before their next misting, balanced with not letting them get to wet. Let them stand dry as long as they are not wilting. If you grow them in deep shade or keep them too moist they will take longer to root and have more time to become infected by a bacterial or fungal disease.

Don't mist late in the evening if possible. A windowsill is fine as long as the sun's not too strong. Let your intuition guide you and don't be afraid to experiment, try another type of plant.

Your cuttings will become stronger after the first week and require less care. You'll see new growth after 2 weeks. By the end of week 3 you will feel resistance when pulling on the stem,... You can't help yourself, you pull one out... and it's covered with dozens of new roots.

A week later the roots have filled the cell and they're ready to transplant... YOUR HOOKED! TroubleshootingYour leaves are falling off, ... you forgot to water them one hot, sunny day,... there's some brown yucky stuff where there used to be leaf stems...Don't give up on them just because they've lost their leaves, the buds will sprout if the stem's still intact. Watch out for slugs, they can wreck havoc on such small plants.

If you burnt the leaves cut them back just beyond the discolored area, If the leaf stems are beginning to rot, dry them up by watering less. Use a little fungicide like "Cleary"s" or "Banrot" as directed. Pick off any dead or rotting tissue.

Turn the fan on for better air circulation. Discard any plants with mushy brown stems at ground level to avoid infection. Or mailto:Frank@NantucketHydrangea.

ComEnjoy! Sources: http://www.nantuckethydrangea.com/propagation.html .

I found very good instructions, summary follows: For your cutting you'll want a non-flowering, green wood stem cut at the base at least 2" below leaf/node pair. Take 5 or more quality cuttings from one stem. For rooting media, You will need 1 part peat/potting soil and 1 part medium to fine grade perlite, vermiculite (expanded lava), or sand.

If you have access to mason's sand or screened sand I would strongly suggest using it instead of the perlite. The next step is very important... soak the prepared tray in a cake pan or sink filled with water to nearly the top of the propagation tray for at least 1/2 hour, gently spraying the surface occasionally. Wetting the mix prior to potting can eliminate or minimize this phase.

Trimming: The next thing you'll need is a pair of scissors or clean, sharp, pruning shears to trim the cuttings. The idea behind trimming the leaves is to reduce the demands for water while the plant is rooting and to avoid overcrowding in the propagating tray. Leave about 2 square inches per leaf to assist the plant in photosynthesis."Sticking" the cuttings into the prepared, fully saturated propagation trays.

For best results I suggest picking up a small bottle of rooting hormone (IBA) at the local garden center. If using the powder go with the mid-range concentration for "semi-softwood cuttings" (10,000 ppm or 2%). I use an alcohol based product called "Dip'n Grow", mixing at the recommended rates for semi-softwood cuttings (19 parts water to 1 part Dip'n Grow).

The alcohol helps prevent the spread of disease and the liquid solution covers evenly. I grab a handful of cuttings by their leaves and plunge the 1-2" ends into the little cup they give you. Dip them up to the base of the leaves for a count of 5 and then stick each one in the center of a propagation cell up to the hilt, or base of the leaves.

Once all your cuttings are stuck, they will be ready for their first "myst" er mist. You will need an empty spray bottle like the one mom used to use for ironing. A Windex bottle works fineThat's pretty much it, the complete instructions (with pictures are on the link I used for a source).

Sources: nantuckethydrangea.com/propagation.html .

Hydrangeas are easy Cut off some new shoots, stick them in rooting hormone and then in wet sand. You should have some roots starting in about a week. At this point CAREFULLY transplant to a pot with good potting soil and there you go!.

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