I've been trying to propagate Hardy hibiscus (H. moscheutos) from cuttings for three years now with no success.
The problem is always the same: after 3/4 days the cuttings start drying up and a week later they are dry twigs.
I've tried changing the propagation medium, providing more or less soil moisture, more or less air moisture, providing total shade, using longer cuttings, using shorter cuttings... this year I've even used Clonex, which is basically the Rolls-Royce of rooting compounds, and it didn't make a dent.
The results are always the same.
I've given a thought about rooting them in water, but I've always had serious troubles potting cuttings that rooted in water, and I'd like to avoid that road.
Is there anything I am missing here? People make propagating these plants from cuttings a walk in the park but it obviously isn't.
Thanks.