Clematis is a fairly young horticultural culture that is rapidly gaining popularity among gardeners. This is a fairly unpretentious plant. With proper care, it can delight with its flowering until late autumn. Clematis includes a wide variety of varieties. Such plants are ideal for decorating arbors or pergolas in a summer cottage.
Growing clematis, sooner or later, every gardener begins to wonder about the increase in the number of plants. How to propagate?
Cuttings clematis bred most often. This method is the most popular.
Consider all the existing options for how to propagate clematis:
• cuttings;
• dividing the bush;
• layering.
Method number 1: how to propagate by cuttings
Clematis, from which cuttings will be cut, must be healthy, otherwise the transplanted processes will also hurt and may simply not take root in a new place. Cuttings are best cut off at a time when buds begin to form.
Usually shoots are separated, which are then cut into cuttings: it is enough that they have one kidney. For fast rooting, it is advisable to use special preparations.
Method number 2: how to propagate by dividing the bush
Unlike the plant used in the first method (how to propagate by cuttings), clematis, the cultivation of which is carried out by dividing the bush, must be 4 to 6 years old. Plants that are over the years old will be very difficult to divide due to the powerful root system.
The transplant is performed in autumn or spring. The old bush is dug up, divided into several parts and planted in new places. You can partially dig up the bush and separate the necessary part with the roots.
Method number 3: how to propagate layering
Not at all a laborious way to breed clematis. In the spring (you can also apply this option in the fall), small grooves up to 10 cm deep are dug from the bush. Side shoots are laid in them, fixed in the ground and sprinkled with earth. It is desirable to water the layering abundantly. And in no case do not allow the drying of plants in the hot period. New clematis can be transplanted to a permanent place in a year.
Some types of clematis can be propagated by seed. This method is relevant for small-flowered species. Varietal large-flowered hybrids are not propagated by seeds, because new seedlings do not preserve the properties of the mother plant. Therefore, clematis is most often propagated by green cuttings.
Despite the fact that these flowers have become popular in Russia relatively recently, every day they gain more and more love among gardeners. And this is not surprising. Ease of care and the extraordinary beauty of flowers plus unpretentiousness, the ability of the plant to withstand harsh Russian winters make clematis more and more popular every year, especially since the bushes do not require transplanting and can grow in one place for up to 30 years.
And if the question “how to propagate” arose, it is very simple to dilute clematis with cuttings. And if such a wonderful flower is fragrant from acquaintances or neighbors with bright colors, then perhaps it is worth asking them for a small process?