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Clematis
Have a large flowering double blue clematis (forgotten its name) which flowers in late June. Knocked off a soft stem whilst trying to wrap it around the horizontal wire.
It is about 8 inches long with two sets of leaves. I have pinched out the leading shoot and put it in a bottle of water with some hormone rooting pdr. Would I be better putting it into gritty compost at this stage and will it root successfully at this time of year.
Any advice greatly appreciated because it is a fabulous specimen.
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It's absolutely worth trying - I think I'd go for gritty compost - this gives more info http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/propagation_clematiscuttings1.shtml
Fingers crossed
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
No rooting hormone here but, whilst pruning back the last of teh clems to show new growth I took 5 cuttings each of 4 of them. I used compost mixed with grit in terracotta pots and put the cuttings round the edge. Tomorrow they'll be put in the propagator after I've pricked out the chilies.
Fingers crossed it works for yours and mine and anyone else having a go.
Thanks all of you - will try Dovefrom above's gardening link and gut feeling is to put it into some gritty compost sooner rather than later in the greenhouse.
Thanks Tetley, was just bothered that the cutting may be very soft for rooting material but will now cut it back further and put it into compost and hope for lovely flowers in 2016.
Tetley , might I ask what's the best time of year to do this?