Cuttings: softwood / RHS
Cuttings: softwood. Softwood cuttings can be used to propagate a wide range of perennials and deciduous shrubs, as well as some trees, in spring and early summer. Material is taken from the soft and flexible young shoot tips, which root readily.
Take Softwood Cuttings | BBC Gardeners World Magazine
Take softwood cuttings from your ornamental shrubs and woody herbs, and you can boost stocks for free. Softwood cuttings should be taken during spring and summer, from March to August. Choose strong, current season’s shoots, as they have the potential to root quickly and rapidly grow into new plants.
How to Propagate via Hardwood and Softwood Cuttings
In this article, we look at propagation via hardwood and softwood cuttings, with expert input from Alan Postill, Master Propagator and Plant Breeder at Hillier Nurseries. Propagation by taking cuttings is a technique that can be used on many deciduous climbers, trees and shrubs in our gardens, along with some perennials.
How to take softwood cuttings - Thrive
As the name suggests, a softwood cutting is made by snipping a section of new, soft growth from the end of the plant. As the step-by-step guide below shows, taking a cutting essentially means placing a section of plant stem in compost and allowing it to take root.
Video guide to taking softwood cuttings / RHS - RHS Gardening
Watch this expert video guide from the RHS on how to make more plants for your garden by taking softwood cuttings from plants such as penstemon and hydrangea
Cuttings: softwood - RHS Gardening
Softwood cuttings have the highest rooting potential of any stem cutting and often provide the best chance of rooting species that are difficult to propagate. Most softwood cuttings are taken in spring and early summer, from the tender new growth of the season.
How to take softwood cuttings to propagate plants: the easy way
You can take softwood cuttings from tender perennials, herbaceous perennials and most deciduous shrubs (those that lose their leaves in the winter). It's a good way to propagate plants that are tricky to root through division or seeds .
How to take softwood cuttings - Royal Horticultural Society
The best time to take softwood cuttings is in spring when growing tips are soft, flexible and actively growing. This means they will grow new roots easily. Gather all the materials you will need to take the cuttings, including: module trays or pots, clean scissors, peat-free compost, a watering can and plant labels.
Taking Cuttings | BBC Gardeners World Magazine
2020年5月14日 · Summer (softwood) cuttings are taken from the current season's growth. Choose non-flowering side shoots. Use a sharp knife to trim below a single leaf joint or pair of leaves, aiming to create a finished cutting of 8cm - 10cm long.
Softwood Cuttings - English Country Gardener
2014年6月9日 · Softwood cuttings are taken from young current years growth. You can take these cuttings from April to June. Plants you can take soft wood cuttings from: Mainly deciduous perennials including hardy and tender and from a wide range of deciduous shrubs, including some trees. Aster; Delphinium; Phlox; Dahlia; Pelargonium; Buddleja; Hydrangea; Fuchsia