How To Propagate Gardenias The Easy Way
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Propagating Gardenias is a relatively simple and easy process. Rooting hormone, air layering, plant tissue culture, etc. are not necessary for these hardy flowering bushes.
This is a more in depth video on gardenia propagation than this one I posted 4 weeks ago: • The Simple Way To Prop...
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Thank you so much. Have 2 bushes but did not know how to get more by propagate more. Loved this method.
Propagation is fun to do, but if you really want a new plant it might be worth while to just purchase one if you can get them locally.
About $10 at my local Lowes, again propagation is fun but expect to wait 3-ish years before you have a plant which is a decent size worth of planting in the yard.
I took about 20 cuttings 2 years ago, unfortunately I only lost 2 of them which means 18 remaining and they are all doing very well but still pretty small. I wanna say its going to be at least another year before they are roughly the size of the ones I can get from Lowes for pretty cheap.
Really my point is time is money, fun project but 3-ish years before decent size, and another 1-2 years for the plant to establish itself in the yard.
It's fun, but yes if you're wanting larger plants right away then you will have to spend a lot of money. It depends on the objective, how soon one wants mature plants, and patience.
Glad it helped
I have an easier way. I make cuttings about 8 inches long and place them in a flower vase and keep the water level up and when enough roots have formed, I place them directly in the ground. I place at least 4 stems with roots in the same hole. Works perfectly!
Coolness.
That works for me as well. Several different plants will do this. Very cool.
About what percent success do you have with this method? How long does it usually take to see roots? Thank you!
Do you remove the leaves off the cutting?
Will try
Nice video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Will try is it important to have them in an enclosed container?
An enclosed container works well with them and gives a very high success rate.
Thanks for the advice God bless you
Any time.
Thank you "I will tried for now "
Great. I hope you’ll like that method.
I have tried this 3 times now and all 3 times I get roots and everything is going great then when I get them in soil they die within a week or so... What could I be doing wrong?
This is a common occurrence with water propagation. The water roots are too fragile that the plant suffers when transferred to soil. Here’s a video I made last year about that issue: ua-cam.com/video/OtmA6OVYjBQ/v-deo.html
One thing you can do when transferring them to soil is to have the soil fully saturated, but also very fluffy and un-compacted. This will allow the fragile water roots to not get crushed slowly adjust to growing in soil.
I hope this helps.
Where do you buy your pots? I’m looking to start selling mine if I’m successful in propagation! TIA
I use a lot of old pots but if you’re looking for new nursery pots, you’ll want to check local garden centers since they typically don’t stock them at Lowe’s or Home Depot. Sometimes you can buy them off Amazon or eBay but those typically are quite flimsy and deteriorate too fast.
When is a good time to do propagate the plants? Will it work during winter time?
Would be nice to transplant it early spring.
The cooler temperature over the winter means they’ll take longer to root. You could try propagating them indoors under grow lights to make sure they root and are ready to transplant in the spring.
I have some Gardenia cuttings in water they're
been in water for 6 days now and some of the leaves are yellow, what should I do?
That’s typically normal. Do you have them enclosed as shown in the video?
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Here in the Philippines we call that Rosal
Coolness. Thanks for the info.
Thank you for your nice video. Did you only use normal water? no rooting powder? thank you
Your welcome. Yes, I used normal water from the tap and did not use any rooting powder or gel.
@@Growing-Things- Thank you for your quick reply.
Your Welcome.
Thank You ❤️
Your welcome.
Do you need to cover it ?
Initially until it has started to root, then you can start the uncovering process.
I have 3 giant (I'm talking huge) gardenias on my fence my parents planted them they have been there as long as I can remember and I'm playing on trying this out!! wish me luck!
Good Luck.
Did this work ? Asking after 2 year
Very nice! I have those 2 big gardenia bushes, and i think I'm gonna do this sooner or later!
I learnt a new lesson of propagation .
Thank you so much Sir for sharing 🙏
I am from INDIA 🇮🇳♥😀
It's my pleasure.
How often should you change the water the cuttings are in? Thank you.
I rarely change the water but if you feel like you need to you can change it as you deem necessary.
I have 2 huge gardenia bushes that were planted too close to my house and I want to cut them down and propogate about 20-50 cuttings, iss that possible?
Since they’re huge bushes, you should be able to get that many cuttings from them.
Carefully dig them up after taking lots of cuttings u might be able to move them if you’re careful
Love this. Will try propagating your way.
Please do. You’ll find it works perfectly for gardenias.
Minds never grow
What soil mixture do you use for your rooted cuttings?
Regular potting soil.
@@Growing-Things- same here I made a green house with one of those 1 gal Crystal Geyser jugs
I used a tinny but to root boost rooting hormone stuck it in the dirt and kept it in my closet for about a month and a half and it got roots
I then transferred them to little disposable cups outside they just outgrew those and now there in 1/2 gal pots 😁
For the greenhouse drill a bunch of holes at the bottom for drainage with a 1/4th inch flat drill bit
cut the along the bottom about 3 inches up around the side
Cut the top part until it fits in the bottom part
Fill the bottom with moist porting soil pop in seeds or the cuttings put the top on without the cap
Place in an area that gets light but not to much heat and WAIT be patient for cuttings mine took almost 2 months to root for seeds whatever the germination time is but make sure to transfer those fast it’s impossible to remove the soil once it’s full of roots without cutting the plastic
Occasional watering may be needed use a spray bottle on the jet setting to water the soil
I tried this. It works. Some of the stems grew roots and I planted them. It took about 2 months. But a few others, even though some new leaves grew never grew roots. Will it take more time? Thanks.
Yup. I'll keep the ones without any roots in water for longer, until they eventually develop roots.
@@Growing-Things- I appreciate it!
Thank you for the informative video. Will try it.
Cool beans. I’m sure you’ll find it to be a suitable method.
Thanks for sharing the video. Can you please share what zone you are in and what month did you take the cuttings to root ? Was it after they are done blooming or before ?
Zone 7. It’s best to do the propagating during the summer. It was during to after blooming when I took them.
@@Growing-Things- Thank You
Your welcome.
Mahalo! I will do this!
I’m sure you’ll find it to work out quite well.
Is the location tagged on videos the creators location? I'm curious because if so you're local to me and I was really confused when the location popped up 😆
Hi Kylee, If it states Greensboro, then yes.
Wow nice video
Thank you.
I wonder what sun exposure gardenias need? I have Aimee Gardenia hedge on the East side of the house with a little southern exposure and they seem to need little care. Their blooms are glorious and very fragrant. The one in a pot on the North West side gets a lot of sun, I suspect too much because so far no blooms. I think it is a smaller variety. Any tips are much appreciated.
Hi Gayle,
Gardenias are typically grown in the shade but can handle full sun. My dad planted a couple on the south side of his house and they’re doing well as seen here. studio.ua-cam.com/users/videohMJHmZA40iE/edit?o=U
They also bloomed nicely this year. studio.ua-cam.com/users/videoJm2kycB4Xps/edit?o=U
If yours haven’t bloomed yet, try fertilizing during the growing season. Hopefully that will help.
@@Growing-Things- Thank you!
My grow beautifully in the shade.
Which season is more suitablw
They root faster during the warmer months.
Why do you need the top on the jar?
You use it to create a more humid environment, then slowly acclimate the rooted cuttings to less humidity.
Do you need to change the water at anytime?
It depends on how long they take to root. Typically in warm weather they root faster than if the weather is cooler. If they’re taking longer the. you can change the water if it begins to look grungy. I never change the water every day but that would make a good experiment for comparison.
Try using willow water. It’s magic for propagation. It’s like root tone.
Thanks for your suggestion. Fortunately, during warmer months gardenias root quite rapidly without rooting hormone. Have you compared the difference between using willow water and not using it to see if it is significant? It seems like that would make for an interesting experiment.
@@Growing-Things- Can you please explain what Willow water is? Thanks so much.
@@sherylsantoro It’s a tea made from willow branches and is used as a rooting agent. Here’s a good article I found on it if you’d like to learn more about it: gardentherapy.ca/willow-water-diy-rooting-hormone/
Thank you
I'm glad it was helpful.
Positive info 🙏🏽
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Great, thank you.
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Very helpful. Thank you 🙏
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Thank you that was very helpful. 👏👏
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you very much 👌
Your welcome.
umm.. nice, I propagated some, wish me luck. I cut a big stem into several and planted. hope it works, if not I will try again, I thought it was just like roses. hahahaha....
I never tried propagating by cutting a larger stem into smaller ones. I hope it works as well.
@@Growing-Things- well, They already sprouting, Im happy. my 4 inch sticks that came from one twig they all sprouting.
@@rosegg13 Excellent! Thank you for the update.
Try Root Boost rooting hormone powder get the one made for gardenia if the water doesn’t work
I didn’t have luck with water since my cat ruined it 😒 but I’ve had great success with the rooting hormone and now have 4 baby bushes wish I could post photos
@@howtowithelizabeth7513 nice, and bad kitty, lol.
How often you change water?
I typically don’t unless it gets grungy but if you want to you can replace it every couple of days or so.
Thank you.
Your welcome.
I'm in hardy zone 7a. Do you think I can also plant gardenias in ground?
Gardenias can be grown in the ground in Zone 7 only if they’re a cold hardy variety.
@@Growing-Things- Thanks! It really bothers me. It's called Sweet Tea from Lowe's. not sure if I can do it....firsteditionsplants.com/product/sweet-tea-gardenia/
From the link it sounds like it would be ok. It rarely gets down to 4-6°F in zone 7 and if it survived in a container, it should be ok in the ground in Zone 7 since it’s a warmer zone than zone 6 which it’s potentially hardy for as well.
@@Growing-Things- thank you so much for the help!
Your welcome.
Figured it out on my own now I have 4 baby plants
I did rooting hormone for mine the Root Boost for gardenias
I tried in just water ONCE but my cat chewed up the entire branch and ruined it after knocking over the water at night which made it dry out there was no saving it 😒 (same cat as I have my photo in here set to he’s a little trouble maker 😂)
Glad it didn’t harm him he never got sick gardenia is supposedly toxic to kitties and I think dogs to I stoped having them inside after finding it out after a google search
Gardenias seem to root easily.
That’s good your cat didn’t get sick. I guess it didn’t ingest enough of the plant to get sick from it.
What is the best time to plant gardenia cuttings
During the growing season, but typically people plant bushes the spring and fall.
You also don’t mention on this video what soil one should use ! Also zones ?
Hi Shells,
This video isn’t on how to care for gardenias but rather on propagating them. Talking about soil and hardiness zones would have consisted of going on a tangent. If someone is looking to propagating gardenias, chances are they already have them and are adequately caring for them, but want to have more plants.