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Clematis Cuttings
NGLittleSeedlings
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Hello,
I took this Clematis 'Winter Beauty' Cutting a few weeks ago and upon checking it a couple of days ago I noticed it had rooted well and had put on some new growth.
It has been kept in my GH since taking the Cutting.
Would it be okay if I put it outside and left it outside over winter? Seeing that it is a Winter variety. Or is it best kept in the GH?
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Well done. I would nurture it through the winter. Pot it up into some decent compost and keep it sheltered for this winter.
I'd keep it in a cold frame or cool GH overwinter. They need to develop a deep root system before going into the ground, and 2 yr old plants will survive better in the ground than 1 yr old cuttings. I'd also pot it on to a deeper pot 10-12 inches deep at the optimum. That will give it the best chance.
Oki koki
I only potted this up 2 days ago, you can see here how it looked before going into the Teracotta Pot (I like to take photos as I do things) will it be okay in this pot seeing it doesn't have too many roots atm or is it best going straight into a larger container as mentioned earlier?
I have also used John Innes no.2.
My GH will be kept just frost free this winter with an electric heater (yet to arrive) so will it be okay there or should I move it into my un-heated Conservatory?
Sorry for all the questions, I just don't want this cutting to fail if I can help it! lol
It should be OK for the winter but I would consider keeping it in a bigger pot for another year and protect it for another winter. Transplant it next spring, planting it deep, covering at least the next leaf node as this will encourage more roots and shoots to form.
When you do plant it out, plant it deep again for the same reasons.
For the past 2 years I have taken a variety of clematis cuttings in spring/summer/Autumn, to no avail except 2 Montana, which I didn't really need!! So disappointed as I have a high success rate with all other plants.
Oh yes I was planning on re potting it after the Winter
I have a pot waiting with it's name on it lol
Cutting Queen I hope your luck changes soon! This was my first attempt at taking a Clematis cutting so I wasn't holding out too much hope.
Cutting queen im the same no luck with clematis and Pieris they all die.
They are very temperamental Cutting Queen, especially the Group 2 types. Commercially, cuttings are grown using bottom heat and automatic misting, so worth trying an electric propagator if you don't have one. And/or taking lots of cuttings!
Layering is the most effective for most folk - just take a long stem which can reach the ground and nick the stem on one side at the point it is buried about 2 inches in the soil. Sever from the mother plant when you are sure it has rooted.
Hi I have rooted 12 Montana's in a big propagator they have all got new top growth so I have assumed they have rooted. Should I harden them off until the lid can be removed and pot them on or just leave them over winter in frost free place.
Same advice as above. Pot them up in fresh compost and keep sheltered in a greenhouse, cold frame, porch or conservatory for their first winter and then grow them on in bigger pots from next spring.