Clematis is considered a real decoration for any garden, they can decoratively braid a gazebo or decorate any other secluded corner. The presence of a large number of colors and shapes of flowers allows gardeners to experiment and modify flower beds. Very often, with one bush of a plant, flower lovers think about how to propagate clematis in order to increase their number. There are two ways: vegetative and seed propagation.
It should be noted that seeds can only be collected from small-flowered species. Before breeding clematis, it is necessary to determine whether it is a hybrid variety, because large-flowered hybrids will not transmit through the seeds all the signs of the mother plant. This does not mean that seedlings will not appear - they will, but in the end the flower will turn out to be completely different, less beautiful and small in size.
If you are concerned about the question "how to propagate clematis in a simpler way", then you should resort to the vegetative method, which involves the use of any parts of the plant. This can be cuttings, dividing the bush, reproduction by layering, grafting. Vegetative propagation has only one drawback - it transfers all diseases and deficiencies from the mother bush to a new plant.
How to propagate clematis the easiest method to perform? Of course, by dividing the bush. To do this, you need to take an adult plant that has lived in one place for about 5 years. It needs to be dug up and divided into several parts, planted in the ground that can be in spring or autumn. Sometimes large bushes are difficult to dig out of the soil, so you can only dig them up on one side and separate a small part of the root with a sharp shovel. Such plants bloom very quickly, but at the same time it is difficult to take root, because the balance of the roots is disturbed.
If you are looking for an answer to the question of how to propagate clematis, while not compromising the appearance of the mother bush, then in this case the method with layering is ideal. This procedure can be done both in autumn and spring. Near an adult plant, grooves about 10 cm deep are dug, young lateral shoots are laid in them and sprinkled with nutritious soil, and even better with peat. In this state, they should stand for a year, after which the rooted branches can be separated from the bush and planted as an independent plant.
Propagation of clematis by cuttings is ideal in cases where you need to get a huge number of seedlings, so this method is used by both amateurs and professionals. Lignified or green shoots can be used as planting material. To cuttings quickly took root and take root, use growth stimulants. It is important to maintain a constant humidity and temperature of about 20 Β° C. This method is good in that it allows you to get absolutely healthy seedlings, which are not transmitted diseases from the mother's bush.
In Latvia, Estonia and some other countries resort to vaccination. This method is ideal for producing very valuable, rare varieties that are poorly cut. There are plenty of methods for breeding clematis, so it will not be difficult to choose the appropriate option.