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Penstemon cuttings

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Try cutting a bit off the bottoms of them and try again. Don’t know why they’re not rooting although it can be a bit cold in your porch. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Lyn said:
    Try cutting a bit off the bottoms of them and try again. Don’t know why they’re not rooting although it can be a bit cold in your porch. 

    There's a radiator in there.
    Devon.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    They're all potted up, "old school" style. Do I need 120 penstemon plants? Of course I do.  ;)
    Devon.
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    I have resurrected this thread with a query - l took some cuttings from a neighbour's penstemon (with his permission !) last autumn. They don't look too bad, but the lower leaves have dropped off so they are very leggy and need potting on. Will l be okay planting them deep in the new pots so the bare stems are covered ? Thanks for any advice  :)
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I'd nip out the tips, but plant them at the same depth.
    Devon.
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Thanks Hostafan  :)
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    if they're VERY leggy, you   could use the bits you cut off as new cuttings.
    Devon.
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Good thinking !
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I wouldn’t worry about leggy with penstemons, you can cut them back like you would with the ones in the garden, they’ll make new growth from the bottom then. 
    As Hosta says, plant at the same depth. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Hi Lyn, l have obeyed Hosta's instructions and done just that.  :)
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