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Salvia cuttings

JayneannieJayneannie Posts: 16
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I’m new to gardening and amazingly the cuttings I took - firstly in water then into soil,- of a beautiful Cerise Salvia -Cerro Potosi - has taken well! But now I don’t know what to do with them. They are really quite leggy now.✂️ See photo! I also have less successful but rooted Purple Lips variety. I do not have any form of greenhouse or ‘frame’(🤷🏼‍♀️)

Also the parent is very woody, so should I cut it back hard sometime?…any advise would be so welcome, thanks.

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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    edited August 2021
    Pot them up into individual pots and get them out in the sun after they've had a few days to settle in to their new pots. They look as if they're reaching for the light.
    I would leave pruning the parent until spring. If you cut it back now the new growth won't have much time to harden up before winter, and if you leave the top growth on it will give the crown a bit of protection from frosts. For the winter, stand the pot somewhere quite sheltered, against the wall of the house on the side that's least exposed to the weather is good. Freezing a wet rootball does a lot more damage than if the rootball is quite dry, and it won't be actively growing over winter so it's best kept out of the worst of the rain. Mine stand on the west-facing side of the house but there's a deep overhang.
    My young salvia plants from cuttings generally overwinter OK outside but you can bring them in and keep them on a bright windowsill in a cool room if you prefer. Something like an unheated spare bedroom would be good.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I forgot to say, you can nip out the leggy tips of the shoots on the cuttings to encourage them to branch out and make nice bushy plants.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    You've done really well with your cuttings.
  • JayneannieJayneannie Posts: 16
    Thank you JennyJ for that terrific information, what a great site this is for an abundance of knowledge! I shall follow your advice closely.
    And I am so pleased (and amazed) at how plants can propagate…I’m seeing why gardening is addictive 😁 though I’ve now restricted use of a bathroom!
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