Question

Can you take cuttings from a hydrangea? I love them, and snails don't so only thing that lives in my garden  if I can take cuttings, when and how do I do it please? Thanks  

Answer 1

It’s almost as simple as breaking a branch of and sticking it in the ground. Just make sure to dead heads

Comments

@champerty good to know! X

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@schaefer you can prune it once the frost has passed. Use the cuttings from this. But really it’s very easy and most cuttings will take

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@champerty I'll do that, thank you!  

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I think I would leave it till next year. Unless you have loads of stems in which case go ahead. Best time for cuttings is after it flowers but also when it reshoots. So if you have a few stems them snip of a couple and repot this bits or plant out . Always make sure you dead head as soon as flowers turn grey. They make excellent dried flowers as well. But hang upside down before bring in.  

Answer 2

Yes you can! I have taken them in the summer months and been successful. I literally cut a stem off, put it in a glass of water and when the roots have grown, plant it in a pot! I’ve done lots like this and they have all worked. I don’t think it would if you did it at this time of year though. X

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@trifoliate thank you I've been on Google looking it up and this is the most simple method I've seen!  Will wait until it has leaves  

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@schaefer let me know how you get on  

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I have about 4 in my garden and this is what I do snap a leaf off put in a glass of water for about 2 weeks a bit of rooting powder and in a poy grows a treat

Answer 3

We've got quite a few from cuttings. Just broken bits off other bushes and put them in a pot and then grown them on in the garden

Answer 4

Good to know that snails aren’t keen!  

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@waites I've tried every plant going and only these, fushias and salvia seem to survive in my garden! So just going to grow loads of these  

Answer 5

I've shamefully had this sat in water for atleast 6 month, I haven't had the chance to pot up yet so keep refreshing the water. But u can see the new green leaves coming through, I've also got some garden mums, carnation and roses rooting too