How We Take Clematis Cuttings On The Nursery... 

We're in no rush, take your time, enjoy the experience

Put a plastic bag over them if you don't have a propagator :)

About 21 days normally, but can take longer

Hi, yes, was thinking about that actually, I've been potting these rooted cuttings up this week.

Hi Julia. The active ingredent in the powder is indolybutyric acid, in various concentrations according to the type of powder. The brand we use is Rhizopon, their website is pretty good :)

@@timstopgardentips9634 thank you so much!

@@timstopgardentips9634 which one of the Rhizopons do you use for clematis like these?

@@Grrrnthumb normally grey or green :)

Hi, yes, if the growth is good pinch out about 1cm in front of a leaf node, it should double up on shoots :)

Hope they go well for you Janet. Most Clematis should callous up and start to make roots after about 21-28 days. Once they root well you can pot them into 9cm pots to overwinter them, they will be quite hardy, but this is the most tricky stage, dont over water, and when they are dormant, just kep the soil ever so slightly moist. They'll be fine in the 4 tier over winter :)

@@timstopgardentips9634 Thank you Tim. I will keep an eye on them.

Sorry for the delayed reply Sue. Roots form more quickly when temperatures are around 20 or so degrees, but as long as your cuttings aren't freezing to death or baking in hot sun they are likely to be fine :)

Fuchsias or trailing petunias do well in them, or for a less sunny area, trailing begonias look sensational!

@@timstopgardentips9634 Love all 3 ideas! I’ll see if I can find trailing begonias. I have more shade areas😊

Good question :) I don't know the answer to be honest, but some varieties seem keener to make new foliage more quickly than others, and those that do this, also appear to make better roots, but not in every case. New food will become available through photosynthesis of course, which would seem a more likely scenario than the roots forming through stored food, but that's a guess. At the moment I am trialling aquaponic and fogponic cloning units, and have been experimenting with leaving more foliage on some cuttings compared to normal, to see if it improves root formation. These units have plenty of moisture available to the cutting so lend themselves to leaving more foliage in place. Will make a new video about the units in due time, as initial results are extremely encouraging. Thanks for watching :)

@@timstopgardentips9634 With mine I am trying tap water only then planting when the roots are about 1/4 inch. found that when I try to start them with rooting hormones in dirt most die, so now I scrap them add bit of honey and put in water. if leafs last longer than 7 days they seem to do better at rooting. thinking hormones these days you buy no longer work. And when I do plant in dirt I keep them water logged. I have also seen videos with tap water with and without hormones and the hormones don't work in water which seems to suggest to me they no longer work in dirt either, because the old fashion homemade willow type would work in both.

Once they are rooted, pot them into a 9cm round pot, and wait till the roots show before putting ontona 3L deep pot for a few months, then plant out :)

Hi Luke. The evergreen Armandii types are notoriously difficult to propagate, with less than half of the cuttings taking normally. This last season I have been trying an aquaponic cloning system with very good results on armandii types, so maybe that will make them more viable. I'll be doing a new video about the aquaponic system when cuttings season kicks off again in the spring

@@timstopgardentips9634 I've been propagating a ton of clematis cuttings, hope I get lucky! Amazing video thanks.

Jackmanii

@@lialoppe67 thank you :) One of my favourites is also a Jackman, called Mrs George Jackman, a repeat flowering white with subtle creamy appeal :)

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