1-2-3 Done!™ Hydrangea Cuttings

Hydrangeas are one of the easiest plants to propagate and they are a great way to add abundance to your garden home.

Materials for Making Hydrangea Cuttings

  • Hydrangea
  • Pruners
  • Rooting powder
  • Container with moist soil

Steps for Propagating Hydrangeas by Cutting

  1. Select a stem for cutting. Choose new growth on a stem that is not green, but not hard and woody either. It is between the brand new green growth at the top of a stem and the brown woody growth toward the bottom.
  2. Cut the stem just below a leaf joint and remove the lowest pair of leaves. If the cutting has any flower heads on it they should be removed so that the cutting directs its energy to the roots but retain a set or two of leaves at the top of the stem.
  3. Wet the ends of the stem and dip it into rooting powder. Now it's time to sick the cutting into moist soil where it will remain for six to eight weeks. During this time of root growth it's important to keep the soil consistently moist.

Good to Know

Be aware that some hydrangea varieties are patented so it is illegal to propagate them. A search of the Internet will help you determine if your hydrangea is patented.

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Hydrangeas

by ml8731 on August 4, 2010 09:45
the leaves are all turning yellow on my hydrangea. What would be the cause of that?\r\nthank you\r\nMary Laielli
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To Martha, about fertilizer

by emerald2915@comcast.net on July 6, 2010 09:58
Congratulations on keeping your hydrandea thriving for so long. If you want to give it some food, which might be a good idea in the spring to give it an all purpose fertilizer in the spring. I like the granular type that you put into a watering can and it becomes liquid. When you see buds forming and you want more flowers or bigger flowers, you can use Miracle Grow \"Bloom Plus\". You can find this most anywhere they sell plant fertilizers. The middle number on the fertilizer composition will be larger, ex: Nitrogen-Phosphate-Potash will be higher, for example 12-55-6. It is the phosphate that creates more blooms and larger flowers. Lowe\'s also sells their own brand, it is called \"Green Light\" Super Bloom and it is less expensive. \r\n\r\nGood luck and hope your hydrandrea keeps on blooming.
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All my Hydrangeas are white/green

by alimech on July 5, 2010 02:13
I have 3 Hydrangeas that I planted after receiving potted as gifts. All are doing well and blooming, but all the blooms are white. I have tried adding lime to their soil with no results. I get some really huge blooms, but I really would like some colors other than whire and green. Any helpful hints would be appreciated!
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Hydrangea Won't Bloom

by Diane Check on April 25, 2009 03:27
I purchased two hydrangea about five years back from the P. Allen Smith collection on QVC. They were amazing plants and the blooms were spectacular. One was pink/rose and the other blue/purple hews. However, for the past two years, I have no more blooms. The plants are cut back each year and the "green" grows strong and does thrive. But, there are no blooms at all. I don't know how to get them to bloom again?? I planted them in an area that gets morning sun in abundance and they are set apart from other plants. Can you advise how to correct this problem and let me know if I'll ever get them to bloom again? Thank you
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About cutting back hydrandeas, to Diane Check

by emerald2915@comcast.net
This is to Diane Check. Not sure if anyone answered your question. I have been growing hydrandeas for about 20 years now. Your problem of no blooms might be because of when you are cutting the plant back and what type of hydrandea you have. If you cut the plant back in the fall, you will not have any flowers the next year if your hydrangea blooms on old wood (this means the brown stems that are there that sprout the leaves in the spring). That is where your plant will flower, on the old wood. One of my hydrangeas only blooms on old wood, so I only trim any wood that is dead (does not have any sprouts on it) at about the middle of June. I live in zone 5B. \r\n\r\nIf have another hydrangea called Forever and Ever and is a new variety that blooms on both old and new growth. If you want to keep the plant small, you can cut it back all the way in the fall or just leave it alone or give it a small trim. Either way, it blooms. \r\n\r\nHope this helps and you get to read this.

Hydrangea won\'t bloom

by sandykonya
Diane, I have the same problem. My green foliage is beautiful & thick but no blooms. This is the third year. Prior to that I had huge blue/purple blooms. I feed & cut them back.\r\n

Hydrangea

by Martha on January 31, 2009 04:21
I have a hydrangea 'mophead' that was a cutting from my grandmothers plant and given to me when I was 20 years old. I am now 70 years old and it is still doing well with many cuttings planted in my yard. It was transplanted from So. Calif. to No. Calif. 30 years ago without a problem. I have never fed them. Should I and what do you recommend.
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Hydrangea

by m phyllis barbarite on July 19, 2008 07:46
My Hydrangeas, are not blooming. Please advise... Thank you, MPB
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Hydrangea\'s not blooming

by MaryDenney
Could it be it is receiving too much sun? Or have you cut back the wrong growth?

hydrangea

by martha wittenbach on May 26, 2008 08:14
One of my hydrangeas is not blooming. I had no blooms last year, and non this year so far. Three other hydrangeas are blooming and beautiful. What do I need to do?
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hydrangea cuttings

by Chris Martin on May 23, 2008 10:17
I had good luck growing more hydrangea plants by clearing a spot under a long stem of hydrangea. I pulled leaves off of a stem and pulled that stem down to the soil and put a brick on it so the stem was on the soil. Then I covered it with a bit of soil and mulch. I waited a second year for it to really root good, cut the plant from the main plant, and now I have two additional plants. I shared one with my neighbor and will share one with my son for his new home.
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