Cuttings are a method of propagating plants using cut woody or non-woody shoots. Dried, deformed, infected branches are not suitable for rooting. This method is ideal for propagating many flowers and garden shrubs, since it does not cause much trouble, and the result exceeds all expectations. The gardener has enough seedlings to decorate local area, window sills and a nice present for friends.
Hydrangea bush near the fence
Flower growers give a lot about the propagation of hydrangea by cuttings in spring and autumn. practical recommendations. Each of them contains information about the selection and timing of procurement of planting material, rules for cuttings various types hydrangeas
The timing of cuttings directly depends on the planting material. For reproduction in late spring period(from May to June) young growths are suitable - the tips of the shoots are no more than 10-15 cm long. A similar rule applies when. From late June to early July, shoots with a woody base are selected for rooting. In summer they are better suited for planting. IN autumn period use material with bud ovaries. It takes root better than others in substrates and produces abundant roots. On some cuts, flower ovaries can ripen and produce abundant color even at the rooting stage.
The optimal time for harvesting is spring. It is at this time that the active movement of sap along the trunks begins. Hydrangea shoots receive the maximum amount of nutrients in spring. In this regard, the regenerative potential of the cutting and the chances of rapid growth of the root system increase.
How to propagate hydrangea by cuttings: selection of planting material
When choosing hydrangea cuttings, gardeners take several criteria as a guide:
Growing hydrangea from cuttings is quite simple. For this purpose they select planting material, corresponding to the following characteristics:
- size no more than 15-20 cm in length;
- thickness no more than 7 mm;
- the presence of short internodes;
- pronounced growth buds;
- at least 4 developed buds.
Similar criteria are taken into account when selecting garden and indoor planting material. In this way it will not be difficult to get several copies of which it is not at all more difficult. House bushes grow more restrainedly, unlike garden ones, but you can admire the flowering from the end of April.
Processing hydrangea cuttings and rooting methods
You can grow any type of hydrangea from cuttings: tree-like, petiolate, paniculate and even large-leaved. To do this, it is necessary to properly prepare the planting material. A couple of days before cutting begins houseplants put it in a shaded place, and garden shrubs covered with covering material. If there is an ornamental plant growing on your site that you know a lot about, then it is worth collecting cuttings from it in order to acquire new attractive bushes for landscaping the area.
After the hydrangea has settled in partial shade, begin cutting the planting material. To work with the plant, use only professional disinfected tools. Secateurs or garden shears are suitable. For cuttings, shoots with several pairs of nodes are selected. The branches are separated from the trunk with an oblique cut.
Large leaves are cut by ½ to reduce the outflow of nutrients into the crown of the seedling.
The collection is placed for a couple of hours in solutions of biostimulants such as Epin or Cyclops. If this is not possible, the sections are powdered with any root formation stimulator: “Kornevin”, “Heteroduxin”. Thanks to them, the procedure for growing from cuttings takes half as much time. The stems are sprayed with a weak solution of manganese to give them flexibility and disinfection.
Before rooting hydrangeas with cuttings, you need to select a suitable substrate or prepare an aqueous nutrient solution.
Modern gardeners practice the following methods of rooting hydrangeas:
Rooting hydrangea in water is quite simple. Moisture is a favorable environment for the growth and development of filamentous processes. Thanks to this method, a novice gardener will be able to monitor and control the process of formation of the root system. Water itself is not a nutrient medium for plants, so growth stimulants and liquid fungicides are added to it.
Sequencing:
After the plant has produced several roots ranging from 2 to 5 cm in length, it is transplanted into slightly acidic soil.
Planting in the substrate
The following mixtures can be used as soil:
- planting cuttings in vermiculite and river sand in proportions 1:1;
- perlite, garden soil, peat and river sand in proportions 1:1:1:1;
- vermiculite, garden soil, peat, river sand in proportions 1:1:1:1 with the addition of 1 g of citric acid.
Woolen ropes are laid out at the bottom of the planting boxes in increments of 5 cm. The ends of the ropes are lowered into containers with water, and one of the substrate options is poured into the boxes. Thanks to the wicks, the soil will be optimally moistened and the rhizomes will not rot.
The bottom is wrapped in rags to better warm up the root buds and speed up the growth of the root system.
The blanks are evenly placed over the entire area of the box with an interval of 10-15 cm at an angle of 45°. The cut should go 2-3 cm into the ground. The container is placed on an illuminated area. As necessary, add water to the container, and if swollen buds are found on the shoots, carry out.
At correct landing seedlings take root within a month, after which they are planted in individual peat or plastic pots. Seedlings can be kept in them for up to 3 months before planting in open ground or moving to a larger pot for indoor growing.
Specifics of cuttings of various types of hydrangea
In order to propagate hydrangea as efficiently as possible, it is necessary to take into account its typological features. For example, cuttings of paniculata hydrangea are carried out in the spring, and cuttings of tree hydrangea are carried out in the fall.
When preparing large-leaved varieties for transplanting, their leaves are always cut by half, and when planting in open ground, the tops of seedlings are cut 10 cm from the ground for better rooting and tillering. When collecting planting material from paniculata hydrangea in the fall, lignified shoots are selected for cutting.
Video about 3 ways to grow new seedlings.
Growing from cuttings is a popular way to propagate hydrangeas. It does not require much time and effort, and the percentage of shoots rooting is relatively high. The most suitable time for cuttings is late spring. During cosmetic pruning of a bush, gardeners not only give it the desired shape, but also collect planting material. Over the summer, the cuttings take root, undergo adaptation and become suitable for autumn landing in open ground followed by wintering under cover.
Hydrangea is a magnificent garden decoration. Its bushes with bright, spherical inflorescences look great both in single plantings and in the vicinity of other plants. In order to grow more of this beauty on your site, you need to know how to properly organize the propagation of various types of hydrangeas using cuttings in the spring. Information about this can be gleaned from the article, relevant photographs and video materials.
A beauty named Hortensia
The hydrangea family includes many varieties of shrubs, low trees and even vines. In nature, they can be found in the south and east of Asia. The most common varieties of large-leaved (garden) hydrangea are found in the garden and on window sills. These are plants 1-1.5 m tall with fairly large leaves located opposite each other. Hydrangea blooms in the garden from mid-summer to autumn. The inflorescences are very large, spherical.
There are two types of flowers: small fertile (yielding fruits), and large sterile (sterile). The first ones are located in the middle of the inflorescence, and the second ones at the edges. Most hydrangeas are white in color.
Only large-leaved varieties bloom with red, blue, lilac, and pink flowers.
Attention! Coloring flowers large leaf hydrangea directly depends on soil pH. On alkaline soils the flowers are pink, on acidic soils, for the same plant they will be blue. This is due to the influence of the acidity index on the plant’s ability to absorb more or less aluminum from the soil.
The fruits of hydrangeas are a capsule with 2 to 5 chambers, filled with small seeds.
Hydrangea propagation
Hydrangeas are successfully propagated in the following ways:
- seed;
- cuttings;
- layering;
- dividing the bush.
Growing using the first method is a rather lengthy process. Sow in containers with soil in the fall. Seedlings appear after 1.5 months, and unevenly. Seedlings must dive twice. At the end of spring, the plants are regularly taken outside, thus hardening them off. Young hydrangeas are planted in open ground in the third year.
A very simple method of propagation is by layering. At the beginning of summer, the side shoots are diverted to the ground, pinned and covered with earth. Rooted branches are separated from the mother plant after a year.
It is also very easy to propagate the plant by dividing the bush. Many species produce root suckers that are easy to dig up and plant.
All types of hydrangea propagate very well from cuttings. Optimal time in spring for cuttings - end of May. At this time, the young tips of the shoots have already grown sufficiently, which are used as cuttings.
Propagation by cuttings
The technology for propagating hydrangea by cuttings does not present any particular difficulties.
- Cut off a section of the shoot, preferably the upper part, with two or three pairs of leaves (internodes). The bottom pair is removed. The rest are cut in half.
- An oblique cut is made under the lower pair of leaves.
- For 12 hours, the cuttings are placed in a container with a growth stimulator solution.
Advice. Before planting, it is better to additionally dust the lower node with root formation stimulator powder. This will increase the rooting percentage.
- With a slope of 45°, the cuttings are planted in wet sand.
- Spray the plantings with a spray bottle clean water and build a greenhouse made of polyethylene or glass over them.
- In order for rooting to proceed normally, containers with planted cuttings are placed in a shaded place. Water and ventilate periodically.
- After the roots appear, about a month later, the cuttings are planted in pots with nutritious soil.
- For the winter, if it is not possible to grow the plant in a greenhouse, containers with hydrangeas should be buried in the garden and well covered.
- In the spring, after the cuttings begin to grow, you can plant them in the garden on permanent place.
Germination of cuttings in a cutting garden
This method of germination will require the organization of a special bed in a shaded area of the garden, the so-called cuttings. To do this, dig a narrow trench about 20 cm deep, the bottom of which is covered with drainage material. Nutrient soil goes on top of it. Then 1-2 cm of sand. The cuttings are planted prepared according to general principle cuttings, install arcs and cover with film. The bed is watered 1-2 times a week. Ventilate periodically.
Attention! After signs of rooting appear, namely, the formation of new leaves at the top of the cuttings, the polyethylene must be removed, otherwise the plants may die.
For the winter, cuttings with young hydrangeas need to be well covered, for which a strong frame should be built. Lutrasil is placed on top of it, then spruce branches or other insulation. You should not cover it with polyethylene - it does not allow air to pass through, as a result of which the plants may die. Successfully overwintered cuttings are planted in flower beds in the spring.
Advice. In order for the bush to branch well in the future, the seedling must be cut by 2/3 immediately after planting.
Propagating hydrangeas in the spring using cuttings is a little troublesome. But in this way you can grow more than a dozen plants of various species on the site, which will delight lush flowering the entire summer season.
Propagation of hydrangea by cuttings: video
In mid-July, the luxurious paniculata hydrangea blooms. And when the annual growths become lignified and the leaves grow to natural sizes, you can start rooting its cuttings.
It is better to take them from an adult bush (at least 4 years old), since cutting cuttings weakens it and slows down its development. The day before harvesting, water the plant generously so that it is saturated with moisture. Cut the shoots early in the morning sharp knife from the bottom of the bush (without flower buds!).
Procedure for working and caring for hydrangea paniculata seedlings
Cut the shoots into cuttings with 2-3 internodes. But if necessary, you can root with one. Under the base of the lower pair of leaves, make a lower cut obliquely, and an upper one above the upper pair of leaves.
Lower leaves remove, shorten the rest by half. Immediately place the cuttings in a container with a solution of a root formation stimulator (for a day) or with plain water. w The rooting substrate can be prepared from leaf soil, coarse sand and peat (1:1:1). Pour it into a container, carefully level the surface, lightly compact and moisten.
Immediately plant cuttings into it, deepening it to the top buds. To prevent moisture from evaporating, it would be good to cover the container plastic film and place in a semi-shaded place, shaded from direct sunlight.
Keep the soil moist. As soon as young leaves appear, gradually lift the film, accustoming the plants to open air, and then remove it completely.
After 20-30 days, roots appear. Now it is important, without destroying the root ball, to transplant the seedlings into a container bigger size or immediately - to a permanent place. f Hydrangea is not averse to eating, especially since the seedlings develop quickly.
Therefore in landing hole or in the container you need to put compost, peat, turf soil, coarse sand (1: 0.5: 1: 0.5) and a small handful of mineral fertilizers.
To better strengthen the root system, place the containers with seedlings for two weeks in a greenhouse or in a shady corner of the garden (close to each other) and cover with spunbond or mulch the top with peat. This will protect them from drying out.
In the first year, feed with mullein or bird droppings infusion, diluted with water (1:20; 1:30, respectively)
Preparing hydrangea cuttings for wintering
The first winter is very hard time for cuttings.
If the seedlings are in containers, you can bring them into a cold greenhouse and dig them in. Or put it in the basement and monitor the humidity.
You can bury the container in the ground in the garden or cover it with spunbond.
Seedlings planted in open ground should be mulched for the winter and covered tightly.
And in the second year, you should cover the plants with dry leaves before wintering. But thirdly, these are fully mature plants, and they can be left to overwinter in the garden without fear.
Propagation of paniculata hydrangea by cuttings - video
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Hydrangea is a lush bush with bright colors in the form of large clusters. Many gardeners are engaged in breeding this type of garden plant and know that only strict adherence to the steps and rules will help to properly propagate hydrangeas in the fall.
Deadlines
The optimal time for transplanting hydrangea will allow the plant to take root quickly and easily. Each method has its own deadline:
- In early spring, propagation is best done by dividing the mother bush; this method is also used in the fall, but only if the hydrangea is reliably protected from the winter cold;
- The procedure is carried out with cuttings in mid-summer, in rare cases it can be done in late autumn;
- March is suitable for planting seeds;
- It is allowed to replant hydrangea by layering in autumn and spring.
Propagation of hydrangeas - not an easy task, which needs a lot of effort and attention, but in return the plant will decorate the area with its beauty and aroma.
Methods for propagating hydrangea
Like many others garden plants, hydrangea can be propagated in the fall by several simple and accessible methods:
- planting seeds;
- cuttings;
- dividing the mother bush;
- layering;
- shoots.
Each method of propagation in autumn has its pros and cons. For example, if you plan to grow a plant from seeds, you will have to spend a lot of time and provide proper care. In addition, not all seeds sown always germinate. Therefore, it is popular to propagate hydrangea at home in the fall by cuttings, layering or dividing the bush. These three methods are considered optimal and accessible even to beginners.
This method is considered the most effective and accessible. Using it, many seedlings are obtained from one mother plant at once. This method can be used at any time of the year.
Hydrangea propagation garden cuttings in the fall consists of the following stages:
If cuttings of hydrangeas in the fall are carried out according to the rules, then in a few weeks strong roots will begin to grow. With this method, young shrubs and thin shoots cannot be used, as they often rot. The first two years in winter time hydrangeas are very vulnerable and may die. When the first frosts appear, they are protected with several layers: fallen leaves, branches coniferous trees and film. When they start to bloom additional funds will no longer be needed.
Propagation of hydrangea in autumn by dividing the bush
This method is considered the easiest, so even a beginner in this field can easily cope with division. It is better to carry out the process in the spring, but if for some reason you have to propagate in the fall, then each young plant must be covered for the winter, protecting it from frost.
Step-by-step cuttings:
- A large bush is dug up and carefully examined to ensure that it is free of diseases and damage.
- The plant is divided into several parts, and buds are left on each of them, which will help to produce new shoots faster.
- The roots are carefully cut with a sharp knife, the ends are sprinkled charcoal. If you don't have it, you can use a brilliant green solution.
- Compost, peat and mineral fertilizers are added to the holes before planting.
- The resulting cuttings are planted, watered and mulched with peat.
Important! The number of parts obtained from a hydrangea is limited by the number of buds on it.
In addition to the standard division of roots in the fall, when propagating hydrangeas, you can carry out the process without digging up a large bush. You just need to take a pitchfork, make a dig 15 cm from the branches, tilt the flower and cut off a small part of the root system.
Propagation of hydrangea by division is good remedy for rejuvenating old shrubs. The method is not recommended for paniculata hydrangea.
Reproduction of hydrangea in autumn by layering
Shrubs can be propagated by layering in late autumn. The procedure can be started only after the hydrangea has finished blooming. It is better to combine this process with preparing the hydrangea for winter. It will take a little time, but by spring several plants ready for rooting will appear from one branch.
Important! If you plan to propagate hydrangea by layering, then it is better not to use lignified branches.
Step-by-step propagation by layering:
- dig up the soil around the bush, but not too deep so as not to damage the root system (15 cm depth is enough);
- level the soil well;
- make grooves no more than 1.5 cm in radius around the bush;
- Place one hydrangea layer in each furrow;
- Press each shoot well into the soil (you can use a hook or wooden spear to help);
- the top of the shoot, no more than 12 cm long, is left above the ground and preferably vertically;
- sprinkle the shoot with soil, but not too thickly, otherwise weak young shoots will not be able to break through to the sun;
- within 2–3 weeks the first shoots will begin to appear on the surface of the earth;
- after they grow to 10 cm, they are hilled.
Be sure to water the mother bush and the grooves around it regularly. It is recommended to separate the cuttings and plant them in the spring or next year in the fall.
Important! To make roots form faster, the lower part of the stem is thoroughly cleaned and cut in a circle. The surface must be treated with a growth stimulator.
This method of propagating hydrangeas is rarely used by gardeners. If you care for it properly, there won’t be many branches on the bush. But due to its ease of implementation, it is great for beginners.
Peculiarities of propagation of different plant varieties
There are many types of hydrangea, but most often gardeners prefer several of them because they do not require special growing and care skills. But the characteristics of reproduction may vary:
Important! It is preferable to propagate paniculate hydrangea closer to autumn, since after winter most of the young, fragile shoots die.
Conclusion
Hydrangea propagation in autumn - difficult process, so you should patiently and carefully follow all the steps. Within a year, the new young plant will bloom profusely. The basic rule: water the hydrangea regularly, since it is afraid of drought.
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If interest in small shrubs increases, it is likely that attention will be paid to a small one and a half meter plant. How hydrangea paniculata reproduces, what are the conditions for caring for it, what this plant likes and “dislikes” - you need to know in all its intricacies in order to enjoy a healthy bush with large inflorescences over time.
What does this type of hydrangea look like and what is different?
A low Far Eastern plant is found in wildlife Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, as well as in countries such as China and Japan. They are full of overgrown oak trees and forest edges. Over time, having become a cultivated shrub, hydrangea attracted the attention of gardeners and designers. This is one of the few shrubs that will be a real decoration in the garden.
The inflorescences (up to 30 cm long) decorating it on fresh, not last year’s shoots will become a real fairy tale. The flowers of the plant are of various species. Bisexuals are quite small, dropping their petals after pollination. Sterile flowers are easy to distinguish; sometimes their diameter reaches 3 cm; they stay on the bushes longer. And the color gradually changes from the original cream or greenish-white shade to a delicate pale pink and even greenish-red.
It is easy to distinguish the paniculate variety of shrub from others. It grows quickly and the large sized leaves that are planted dot the straight, spreading branches.
Among the common varieties are the following:
- "Matilda";
- "Brussels Lays";
- "Kyushu";
- "Grandiflora";
- "Unique".
Each of them differs in the size of the flowers, the ratio between fruiting and sterile flowers, the duration and form of flowering, and the presence or absence of odor.
Hydrangea care requirements
This moisture-loving plant is frost-resistant (withstands up to minus 25 degrees Celsius), grows quickly, loves fertile lands, high humidity not only air, but also soil.
Hydrangea paniculata with sufficient care and proper reproduction can be a long-lived shrub. The age of some plants of this species reaches 60 years.
Even waterlogged soils are suitable for hydrangeas. For the bush to bloom and be strong, the ground must be moist within 1.5 meters around it. Acidic soil With big amount clay is the best option for the plant, and when the soil is alkalized, there is a risk of chlorosis occurring on the leaves. Acidification of the soil is carried out in the usual way- iron sulfate or ammonium sulfate, as well as using pine bedding or regular peat.
No less important than soil fertility and good lighting for this bush is protection from drafts or winds. Therefore, the optimal option is to plant near buildings, fences, and hedges. Considering that hydrangea is not afraid of polluted air, it has become a favorite plant in the private sector of the city, near roads and central avenues.
The quick recovery of the bush after freezing, the absence of danger before the cold winter - makes this plant a favorite among gardeners. Even young shoots damaged due to cold weather are able to recover in the warm season.
Hydrangea is pruned in early spring, like many other species. Or they do it in winter. It's too late in warm period When spring is already in full swing, it is no longer possible to prune it. This can make the plant weak and not resistant to disease. The lack of beautiful inflorescences on a bush is far from the only negative consequence that can occur after unprofessional care.
So that the shoots are strong, paniculata hydrangea requires watering with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. For 12 liters of water, take only half a gram.
Given the plant’s love for fertility, paniculata hydrangea requires constant feeding.
Feed monthly organic fertilizers, but not earlier than 14 days after feeding with minerals. Liquid mineral fertilizers pamper flowering once every 2 weeks. In August, the addition of fertilizing is stopped.
Known methods of reproduction
In order to completely decorate your territory or garden, you need to know all the secrets of these shrubs. Hydrangeas propagate not only by division, but also with the help of offspring, layering and cuttings, as well as seeds. The positive thing is that they do not require pre-sowing preparation. Sow directly into the moist soil of boxes, which are usually used for seedlings. Cover the top with glass or PE film for about 3 weeks. Seedlings take a long time to grow. You can plant them in their place in the garden only when they are 2 years old and they are more than 30 cm in height.
Reproduction by cuttings:
Hydrangea cuttings are another type of propagation that is carried out in mid-summer. In July, when buds form, green cuttings should be cut from the side shoots of the young plant and planted, having previously been treated with a solution to form roots. To take cuttings correctly, you should select only those shoots that formed in the lower part of the well-lit crown, because their buds are much larger than those of their counterparts. The whole process should be done with moist cuttings, preventing drying out. Therefore, this type of reproduction is carried out in the early morning.
Natural filling of tissues with moisture is the first key to success.
Propagation by cuttings will work “excellently” if cutting occurs quickly, and the cut shoots will “await their fate”, settling in pre-prepared water.
First, you should remove the top on which the bud is located. Then divide what is left of the shoot on the basis that each cutting should have 2-3 pairs of leaves. The cuttings are certainly immersed in a solution to stimulate root growth, but the leaves should not come into contact with the liquid. If you need a root former, but don’t have time to purchase it, the best folk method turns out to be a honey solution of 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 glass clean water. The thickening at the ends of the cuttings will go faster, and strong roots will appear from there. In order for paniculata hydrangea to go through the entire process of propagation by cuttings “excellently”, you should prepare a peat mixture, where there will be 2 peat parts and 1 sand part.
Given the plant’s love for moisture, it is necessary to pre-moisten the soil for planting. In order for the cuttings to take root better, they should be covered with jars. If there is no rain and the weather is good, then water directly into the jars every 3 days; if it is dry and hot, then every day. Uncovered cuttings are additionally sprayed twice a day. The cuttings will take root, be covered with new leaves and become stronger in about a month. Then there will be no more need for banks, but protection will have to be used.
Several layers of covering material will serve as insulation against early frosts that occur in the fall. Winter insulation should be real protection. It is carried out as follows: covered with leaves, covered with any material on top in advance installed frames. Considering that winters can be cold, with heavy snowfalls, this entire structure can be covered with spruce branches on top. The seedlings are transplanted to their permanent place when they reach a minimum height of at least 30-35 cm.
Reproduction by layering:
Propagation of hydrangea by layering occurs according to a different scheme. The soil around the plant should be dug up, leveled, then grooves made along the radius. Their depth is about 2 cm, so that no more than one shoot from the lower part of the plant can be placed in a weeded groove. To counterbalance the straightening branches, slingshots and earth are used, which are sprinkled with them. Usually the roots appear before the first well-developed bud, if you count from the bottom. You can put a constriction there, for example, made of soft wire.
By the end of summer, layering will produce young shoots, which should be constantly earthed up, every 1–1.5 weeks. They begin when the height of the shoots exceeds 15 cm, and continue until the height of the mound itself reaches 20-25 cm. As practice shows, it is not difficult to propagate this plant with seedlings from layering. It is only necessary in October to separate the shoots, which have reached half a meter in height, from each other and add seedlings for the winter in order to plant them in the garden in the spring. Next year they can be given a permanent place.
Reproduction by offspring:
The paniculata hydrangea bush reproduces well and by offspring. All types of breeding require knowledge and care, but this one especially. Taking off upper layer soil, the shoot should be separated so as not to damage root system. The offspring should be planted in the garden and left there for growing, which will take 12 to 24 months.
As you can see, paniculata hydrangea has different ways reproduction. The main thing is that the gardener wants to increase the number of bushes of his favorite plant in the garden or make it another form of small income. Despite some difficulties in caring for and growing new bushes, this plant is becoming increasingly popular, especially in middle lane Europe.
