My mother passed away almost 5 months ago, she always picked some of her winter sweet for me, I went to her house today and picked some, the new owners take over in just under 3 weeks, how do I go about taking a cutting to develop roots?
tegretol,
Jun 24, 10:42pm
Get some rooting compound and soak the stems (cut them just below the bulgy part) in it. Stick them in new compost and keep them at 10-20C with plenty of water. They'll take off, it's a really nice smelling plant and in fact grows a bit like a weed once it's become established.
bella95,
Jun 24, 11:34pm
Sorry to hear about your Mum. I miss my Mums daphne but wasn't able to get a cutting. Good instructions here and right time of year too. https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=387
cranberry12,
Jun 27, 10:51pm
Thank you, I have realised they have wee seeds, I'm going to try growing plants from them.
cranberry12,
Jun 27, 10:52pm
Thank you, I'll try this if the seeds I discovered don't work.
maclad,
Jun 28, 6:02am
Why not try both ways, seeds will be so very slw t make a decent sized plant and wintersweet should root fairly easily from cutting. Yuo may even find a rooted piece you take from the plant.
cantabman1,
Jun 28, 8:30am
Seeds will take much longer if they are indeed successful. I would try taking the cuttings .
bella95,
Oct 25, 11:15am
Think l would try cuttings too as seeds will be super slow. Don't know if it's true of Daphne but. sometimes seeds don't come true to form. .
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