Monday, May 17, 2010

How do you take cuttings from a gardenia?

The gardenia may be propagated from stem cuttings. Take a 3 to 4 inch cutting from the tip of a non-flowering shoot. The cutting should not be soft, it should be firm and somewhat woody. The cut should be made just above a node, the point where a leaf is attached to the stem. Insert the cutting into moist vermiculite. Roots will form in four to six weeks. Newly rooted cuttings can be planted in 3 inch containers filled with soil mixture.





The following mixture is recommended for the gardenia: 2 parts peat moss, 1 part perlite or sharp sand, and 2 parts packaged potting soil.





Be sure to place a layer of pebbles or clay shards in the bottom of a clean pot.

How do you take cuttings from a gardenia?
Take 3in. long cuttings of lateral non-flowering shoots, preferably with a heel, in late winter early spring insert in equal parts of (by volume) peat and sand in a propagating frame at a temperature of 18-21c(64-70f). Pot the rooted cuttings singly into 3in. containers of the growing compost. Grow them on at a temperature of 18c (64f)and shaded from strong sunlight. Pot on as necessary. Hope you find this helpful.


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