Hydranga cutting

savingmummy

I was working in a hospital and the ward was closing down, i wanted something as a reminder so I took a cutting from a hydranga in the ward garden.
At the tinme i was in a flat so i gave it to my dad for my parents garden a few years back and they now have a gorgeous healthy plant which flowers really well.

I have taken a cutting from the the same plant as i now have a garden and now have no idea what i do with it LOL!
I can`t remember what i did last time.

My first thought was to put it in water to get roots then place in a pot!
My dad said to put it directly in a pot of compost, which i did this morning - but it has wilted already

Anyones help is very gratefully recieved :beer:

TravellingAbuela

At the beginning of summer I took a cutting off mine. I dipped it in rooting powder and put it straight in compost. For a few days it looked very sad and droopy but then perked up. It's been in the compost ever since but has neither grown nor died! Just sat there looking healthy! If someone comes along to tell us the correct way I shall try again!

savingmummy

Thats a good sign it is looking healthy.
I have looked online and seen that they can be put in water and within 3 weeks roots appear and then they can be potted. Another states to put them directly in a pot of compost so maybe both things work!

I can`t remember how i did it (it was 4 yrs ago now) i`m certain i placed it directly in the ground and hoped for the best.

savingmummy

BUMP

Well the cutting has been in a pot of water since last night and it has perked up and looks fine now.

savingmummy

Anyone?? x

Davesnave

savingmummy wrote: »

Anyone?? x

I used to do mine in a heated sand bed and they rooted like weeds in a fortnight.

This suggests a good gritty compost would be OK, (put the cuttings around the edge of the pot where there's more air) or that the jar of water would work too, though roots obtained that way would be more fragile.

savingmummy

Thank you )
I will give it a go x

Davesnave

savingmummy wrote: »

Thank you )
I will give it a go x

Just keep them out of direct sunlight.

I think I did some in the autumn in the cold frame too, but it's hard to remember. They are pretty easy, anyway.

savingmummy

Thanks alot.
They must be easy as i did it the last time and assumed it was a fluke LOL

Primrose

I'd leave your cutting in water until it looks as if it has thoroughly perked up and then put it in somsome damp compost.. Most people forget that a plant treated like this will go into shock, so don't stress it further by putting it in a hot place or in bright sunlight. Keep the pot in a shady position out of the wind for several weeks, keeping the compost nice and damp. It will be some time before it's ready to plant out into your garden so protect it during the winter, if necessary by repotting into a bigger pot and wrapping round the outside of the pot with bubblewrap to protect against frost if you don't have a greenhouse or well lighted garage shelf by a window.