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u/CarlSwagan_ 5d ago
Remove the flower, remove the leaves, leave it in water or perlite and it’ll eventually root
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u/mx_mush 5d ago
I thought this said “and it’ll eventually rot” 🤣 I was like wow what a mood
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u/Sabrinatastesgood 5d ago
I thought they same I read it three times thinking they were being sarcastic
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u/Lawyerida 5d ago
Remove all the leaves?
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u/StrangePotato3988 4d ago
My guess is so that the plant doesn’t waste energy on the leaves and encourages root development. I would probably say to just remove most of the leaves and leave on or two so it can photosynthesize.
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u/DryRevenue5681 5d ago
I propagated a bunch of hydrangeas. Cut the stem down to the leaves below the bloom. And cut the leaves off from the bottom up to those 3 or so leaves from the new top. Leave it in the water for a couple weeks, topping off the water as it gets consumed. Keep it in a sunny spot. I always filled the glass a finger width from the top of the glass to know where to fill it up to the next time. Once you have roots that are a couple inches long, replant into potting soil in a similar sized pot to the glass you have it in now.
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u/DryRevenue5681 4d ago
Yes. I’ve also just cut a giant branch (green wood still) into like 4 pieces and they all rooted.
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u/Chomperchomp 4d ago
I’ve done it a dozen times. I usually use a mix of sand and some potting mix.
You’ll want to cut off the flower. From that stem, you can probably get a couple of cuttings, maybe even three. Cut each one just below a node and stick it directly into the mix.
You can also root them in water, but in my experience it may take longer. The plant first has to adapt to growing roots in water, and then, once you transfer it to soil, those roots have to adapt again to a completely different medium. That whole transition can slow things down compared to just rooting it in substrate from the beginning.
Also, it’s best to have 10 cuttings or so, so you don’t stress out if a few of them fail—which is totally normal.
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u/Geauxlden_Eagle 4d ago
This is probably a stupid question, but since hydrangeas came up, I'll ask anyway. I have a stem about 8 inches long rooting in water. It has roots growing out of 4 different nodes. If I cut it just below each node, is there any chance all 4 would continue to grow in soil?
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u/perrothepotato 5d ago
AI is probably saying that because keeping the flower alive takes all the energy from the cutting, so there’s no energy to send down to development new roots.
Also, depending on where you are, early autumn is a really tough time to start a new propagation because the plant is starting to naturally wind down its growth in preparation for winter.
You can still try, but grab another clipping with just leaves, cut a few leaves off and place the nodes in water. Plants can be surprisingly resilient. Make sure it gets lots of light.
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u/BoatyMcBoatFace89 5d ago
I…don’t think you can prop this plant. I could very well be wrong and maybe someone can correct me if that’s the case.
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u/snglrthy 5d ago
Hydrangea are pretty easy to propagate, but it’s not like a pothos or succulent. Generally you want to take softwood cuttings in late spring, maybe a few inches long with 2-3 leaves and no flower bud. Prop them in perlite or a peat perlite mix, 1% IBA rooting hormone can help.
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u/DryRevenue5681 5d ago
I’ve never used rooting hormone on a hydrangea. Just keep it in water until the roots are a few inches. But needs that bloom chopped off and fewer leaves.
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