Direct Propagation

By Shelly
February 19, 2012

Some indoor and outdoor plants can be rooted directly in soil.

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Feb 18, 2012 6:44 PM CST
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Name: Anna
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I am amazed how easy this is with some plants. My favorite is sweet potato vine. I just buy one and keep clipping.
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Feb 18, 2012 7:08 PM CST
Name: Linda
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Coleus can also be rooted this way. Smiling
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Feb 18, 2012 8:29 PM CST
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canadanna said:I am amazed how easy this is with some plants. My favorite is sweet potato vine. I just buy one and keep clipping.

That's the easiest plant I have ever rooted. I have had 100% success, even when I used only one node. Roots are usually visible within 24 hours in warm weather.
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Feb 18, 2012 11:27 PM CST
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Montauk Daisy and Ajania Pacifica are as well. Because they need trimming late spring early summer cuttings are abundant. I strip the lower leaves, make a mud puddle and stick em in.
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Feb 19, 2012 5:56 AM CST
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I constantly use this method to root plants. If I have never tried a particular plant that way --- even if it is not reputed to work with that plant --- I try it anyway. It often works.
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Feb 19, 2012 9:57 AM CST
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Purple wandering jew loves to be rooted this way!
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Feb 20, 2012 6:10 AM CST
Name: Karen
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I do this every year with coleus and it works very well. It's also easy to start pelargonium.

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Feb 21, 2012 12:41 PM CST
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I've been doing Wandering Jew.
Good to learn about coleus.
I'll experiment more often - it's only a cutting, after all....
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May 29, 2014 12:54 PM CST
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Can you keep coleus over winter in the house. I wonder if it is too late to root two that I just bought to grow this summer??
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May 29, 2014 1:04 PM CST
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You can definitely keep it over winter in a jar OR in the soil.
No, it's not too late to take cuttings.
Rooting time I can't estimate.
Maybe someone else can.
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May 30, 2014 4:44 PM CST
Name: Linda
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They root pretty quick in water in the summer heat here ! Big Grin
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May 30, 2014 6:57 PM CST
Name: Karen
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They'll grow in the house in winter with adequate light. At my house, I need to use florescent light.

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