AT A GLANCE
If you want to propagate your hydrangeas, you can easily do this with little effort using sinkers. Individual shoots of the mother plant are pressed into the ground and weighed down. After that, you just have to wait for the sinker to take root. It can then be separated from the mother plant and planted in a pot.
How do I get hydrangea droopers?
When lowering, proceed as follows:
- Choose a lower shoot of hydrangeas. It should be strong, but not woody and if possible no flowers or buds exhibit.
- To bend the shoot carefully towards the ground.
- Where it touches the ground, dig a small one Hole.
- Push the shoot into the hole and lightly cover it with Earth. The shoot tip should be free.
- To weigh down, put one Stone to the ground so that the shoot cannot return to its original position.
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Make absolutely sure not to damage the drive either when bending or weighing it down.
When and how do I separate the sinker from the mother plant?
The sinker stays until next spring down in the soil. Once it's warm enough, you can carefully dig it up and separate it from the mother plant. It is best to plant the young plant in a pot with potting soil, where it can root vigorously and be planted outdoors the following year.
When do lowers flower for the first time?
Most of the time, the young plants need a season without flowers before they start flowering. But it can also be that they are two years older than the new ones hydrangea flowers have to wait. Be patient and give your sinker the time it needs.
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Propagating hydrangeas by cuttings
As an alternative to lowering, you can also plant your hydrangeas through cuttingsmultiply. It's faster, but also a bit more complex. To do this, separate the shoot tips from your hydrangea and either stick them in the ground or put it in water glass. After just a few weeks, the cuttings have taken root.
