How to Propagate SALVIA, Deadhead Salvia (Salvia nemorosa), and Prune Salvia

[@jenw5854]

I had no idea propagating salvia was so easy! When this rain stops I’ll be collecting cuttings from my favorite immediately!

[@Growingthehomegarden]

Awesome! I think you'll find propagating plants addictive!

[@michaelgray1123]

Excellent informative video.......... straight to the point................ very clear and easy to follow instructions............Many thanks!!!!

[@deegangabissoon1941]

I have several Salvia Blue Marvel. I have been so disappointed when the blooms were all gone. I had no idea how to go about deadheading them for more blooms. I have searched for videos as to how to go about deadheading my plants. Your video is perfect. Your explanations simple and to the point. I also liked your instructions on how to go about propagating new plants. Thank you so much.

[@Growingthehomegarden]

Thank you! I'm glad the video was helpful!

[@lindajwilson9848]

@@Growingthehomegarden Not only helpful, but right to the point, well photographed and I like your voice. So many gardening vlogs are s t r e t c h e d o u t, and get boring before they give all the information. Less is more! Now to my subscriptions list to amend the long, stretched-out channels. Thank you~

[@lorrainedurgee1761]

Thanks for taking the time to explain how to root salvia --plants are so expensive now so I’ll start my own ---

[@Growingthehomegarden]

Sometimes after rooting cuttings successfully I think in my head and count up how much money I just saved! At least that's how I justify it!

[@jolantarybinska7228]

This is the fourth time I have watched your video in the last couple of months. I love the way you explain things and I'm going down to the garden to finally do the job. Quite exciting ☺️

[@chemistryguy]

Dude, my thanks! Very clear instructions. I'm newly into gardening, so I'm geeked about trying this out.

[@Growingthehomegarden]

You're welcome, let me know how they do!

[@chickadeeacres3864]

Good to know! I would have assumed the roots would have come out the nodes like most plants.

[@W2mNm]

I just bought and planted May Nights in the ground. Thanks for the clear video! I'm a newbie and didn't want to deadhead incorrectly and now I'm excited to also get more plants.

[@julie4557]

I didn’t know you had to prune them back like that , thank you

[@Mortamour64]

Dave - just starting my propagation adventure and your website and youtube is filled with great stuff! Thank you for sharing this.

[@Growingthehomegarden]

You're welcome! I hope it helps!

[@rnemethmusic]

Thank you so much! I just bought one and this is very helpful for caring and propagating!

[@HomesteadForALiving]

Once you learn to take cuttings and propagate them, money DOES grow on trees!

[@Growingthehomegarden]

lol, that's one way to look at it!

[@vivianhudacek1556]

Hi Dave! New subscriber here, just down the road in West TN! Thanks for the tips!

[@Growingthehomegarden]

Thanks for subscribing! Glad to have another Tennessean!

[@HannaARTzink]

Very helpful, thank you.

[@Growingthehomegarden]

You're welcome!

[@roybaker6366]

good clear video thanks very much.

[@milenadeltorto7158]

Thanks. I'm definitely going to try this!

[@ttb1513]

The long, loud beeps @3:46 and 4:06 were very confusing. Listening during a rainstorm, I was trying to figure out if a power strip or similar was sounding an audible alarm warning for some reason. Nope. It’s just a sound from this video. 😊

[@jgg7377]

I know right! Me too! 😱

[@Ezpize626]

Thanks Dave🙏🏼

[@Growingthehomegarden]

You're welcome!

[@karenadams5400]

Thank you very much.

[@kyleFranzen]

Just brought home some new Salvia that needs to be pruned, should I do that before I put it in the ground, or plant it and give it time to focus on roots first? Thanks

[@Growingthehomegarden]

I think that would be a great strategy. It would allow the plant to get acclimated to it's new spot through its root system before expending energy on blooms.

[@jaswas77]

Awesome I just got a bunch of plants for free now. Thanks

[@Growingthehomegarden]

Free plants are my favorite kind!

[@NocturnalEvo]

So i have some salvia (perfect profusion) that is all bloomed out and turned brown. I was about to cut off the spent blooms when I noticed what seems like the spent blooms themselves are blooming again. Am i mistaking soon to be new blooms for spent blooms? or do they rebloom without being pruned?

[@Growingthehomegarden]

They can rebloom without pruning but they tend to be shorter than the first set of stalks. You can get better blooms by pruning out the old ones and encouraging new branches to grow.

[@NocturnalEvo]

@@Growingthehomegarden thank you!

[@adrianzuniga5690]

@@NocturnalEvoI recently found an even easier way to propagate salvia. You can dig up a portion of a grown salvia plant and slowly separate section with roots to pot up. Given that these “cuttings” are already rooted, they are almost certain to grow well without waiting for the rooting process.

[@Growingthehomegarden]

@adrianzuniga5690 that would be called division. It is a great way to do it as well. You can't make as many new plants as with cuttings but division is very reliable.

[@kirathyst]

Could I just place the cutting in water to see roots forming?

[@Growingthehomegarden]

It's possible to root these in water but I find that success rates go up when planted in a different medium like sand.

[@Billme58]

Is there a preferred time to take the cuttings for propagating. Fall, spring? Thx, I've planted Mrs. Beards creeping sage, native to my area, southern California. Very fast growing.

[@Growingthehomegarden]

I will take cuttings from spri g through late summer. After that I like to give them enough time for roots to grow before dormancy. In southern CA though you should be able to take cuttings a lot longer than here in Tennessee. We're a zone 7 area.

[@MisBunnypics]

Great video very helpful thank you!

[@SuperUtubeian]

Should the cutting get sunlight while trying to develop roots?

[@Growingthehomegarden]

Dappled sunlight is best. Direct sun will dry the cuttings out fast but once rooting has occurred move it to get better sunlight.

[@brettepruitt8960]

Although I've never tried to root salvia, I've always had better luck rooting cuttings in water vs. rooting hormone.

[@NorthernLycanthrope]

Great video

[@janettejones286]

Very good, thank you

[@JWHealing]

This is fantastic. Thanks so much for all the info! I have Caradonna Salvia too and now I am excited to try to propagate it! Do you have an amazon link for the snips you used to prune your salvia?

[@Growingthehomegarden]

Thanks for watching! I put a link into the video description for those garden snips I used.

[@JWHealing]

@@Growingthehomegarden Ooooh! That's what I get for not being patient. :-) I just bought a pair last night. Those friskars you linked look great. Thanks so much for taking the time.

[@thatlittlevoice8292]

Is there any benefit to managing humidity? I would typically use a dollar-store tote as a humidity dome and a misting spray for almost any cutting. Also, would you use the same technique for lavender?

[@Growingthehomegarden]

There definitely is a benefit! A humidity dome is a great way to keep the moisture around the cuttings. You do have to be careful though and allow some ventilation as cuttings can be affected. With lavender I like to use a small pot with about 6 cuttings in it. Then I'll take a juice or soda container with the bottom cut off to use as a cloche. I take the top off so there is some ventilation. It does need lifted every day or two to help manage the humidity.

[@fiona3092]

@@Growingthehomegarden Just started using drinks bottles as DIY cloches great idea

[@pokey3010]

Thank you so much for this..

[@Growingthehomegarden]

You're welcome! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@eberlinschwinn5634]

You don’t mention what kind of light the cuttings need. Do they need full sun as normal salvia needs or is that too much?

[@Growingthehomegarden]

I will keep them in semi-shade until rooted. That helps to reduce the water loss. Wait on full sun until it is well rooted.

[@MrCoweir]

When is the best time/period to propagate salvia?

[@Growingthehomegarden]

Anytime after the last frost where you can get a good cutting that isn't too floppy. Generally mid spring through late summer. I would stop after summer and give them time to grow roots through fall.

[@Growingthehomegarden]

Generally once the cuttings aren't too floppy and is after the last frost date. Probably mid spring then through late summer. After summer give them time to grow until fall.

[@MrCoweir]

@@Growingthehomegarden Cheers!👌

[@maureenmckenna5220]

This is the second time I am seeing a gardener talk about propagating salvia. I have May Night salvia, a particularly gorgeous color that is about 10 inches high. This sounds like a very good way to get more of this plant. Anyone know of any other perennials that lend themselves to this kind of propagation?

[@Growingthehomegarden]

This technique can carry over to a large number of perennials. Probably too many to mention!

[@ktcooki276]

Did you try any cuttings I keep threatening to so finally started today if I'd had stopped procrastinating id have nice little plants now lol if you didn't do it I challenge you to start tomorrow and yes I've found out almost any plant will propogate in the same way good luck

[@sekarambi5651]

Can u kindly sens few cuttings to india?

[@cocomolokobigsis]

Thanks dude

[@Bandaid17]

Thank you for this. S the salvia you are rooting a perennial or an annual. (I’m in zone 5 PA)

[@Growingthehomegarden]

It's a perennial variety of Salvia nemorosa called Caradonna.

[@luidee28]

Some people cut the spent blooms right back to the stem but here you only snip the bloom a little. Which is best? Thank you

[@Growingthehomegarden]

I cut back to where the new blooms were forming. Any lower on the stem and I start to lose future flower blooms.

[@peaceoflovelove7980]

Why didn't you put the nodes in the soil don't the roots grow from the leaf node

[@Growingthehomegarden]

Salvia will root from the intermodal portion of the stem. You don't need the node to be under the medium. You can, it will work either way. Nodal cuttings allow you to propagate more per stem.

[@mayiles6082]

Are they better in garden soil or pots?

[@Growingthehomegarden]

I like planting salvia in the ground in beds rather than pots but they will do well either way. After I have rooted them I'll put them in pots for a little while until they are larger then plant them where I want them.

[@samuraioodon]

is there a DIY from household items I could use for hormone?

[@saraeagle3458]

Cinnamon

[@LittleJordanFarm]

Great

[@saltlifess6226]

You can also propagate salvia in water

[@shellisspace]

Does each cutting become one plant? Like once they're rooted in big pot donyou put each one in ots own single pot?

[@Growingthehomegarden]

Yes! Each cutting will become it's own plant. Once enough roots have formed they get potted up individual until large enough to go in the garden.

[@shellisspace]

@@Growingthehomegarden thank you

[@shehe2001]

would it work without the rooting Hormons?

[@trinhzphotography350]

Not as well. But you can do it without the rooting hormone.

[@shainemaine1268]

They're much smaller than I was expecting!

[@TMBgarden]

The first year they are smaller but in the second year they become bigger and bold. In fact all perennials that I planted in my heavy clay soil last summer/autumn by spring early summer in thair second year they really perform. Even my flowering pot echinacea transplant. Their first year they don't become showy. But once they get establish nothing can't stopped them! My salvia nemorosa caradonna are like 85 cm tall 90 cm wide from a 11cm pot last year. After transplanted to the grow last year.

[@christinamauritzon3448]

Hi, I've got Salvia in my garden. Can you explain why the seedling grow bigger and higher than a plant from cuttings and they are also somewhat lighter blue color.

[@thatlittlevoice8292]

Do they look anything like your neighbour's Salvia? A cutting is normally a genetic replica of one original plant but a seedling is usually not. In most gardens, flowers can be cross-pollinated from nearby compatible varieties.

[@cynthiaarce6164]

Can i propagate in water?

[@Growingthehomegarden]

I generally would advise you to use a soil medium of some kind. They could root in water but you will have better results in a soil medium or rooting medium like sand.

[@kamthedondada]

Is there a certain time of year to propagate the plant? Early spring/summer? I’m in zone 7b. Would like to try this now to have more in the spring 23 to fill my bed outdoors.

[@Growingthehomegarden]

For salvia and most perennials spring through mid summer is great for cuttings. You can take cuttings just fine right now and have a nice stand for 2023!

[@donnabarbour5358]

The new plants we saw at the end of the video, would you plant them in the garden in the fall or greenhouse them?

[@maureenmckenna5220]

I am going to do this with my salvia. My plan is to put them in a sheltered spot with sun and shade, keep them moist and plant them back in the ground as soon as I can, when the root system is pretty well developed. Means to me that first and second cuttings would be most valuable giving them more time to get roots. Depends too on how long your growing season is. I can plant in September and October with good success for the following year. I am in zone 7b. I just love this idea.

[@jessicajane2400]

Can you tell us the exact name of the rooting powder you used in this video and where we might get it?

[@Growingthehomegarden]

Rooting hormones should be of similar quality. Look for the IBA percentage, What I use is normally .1% IBA. I typically can find it at my local box stores and garden centers but you can also order it from Amazon. Here is an affiliate link to Garden Safe (what I currently am using) from Amazon: amzn.to/3Re8dhF

[@randyman8984]

Do you have a update on this? how do they do? I'm going to do mine tomorrow on my salvia plant. You think I still have time? I'm in Georgia, right below you

[@Growingthehomegarden]

You probably still have time. I haven't done an update yet but 3 of the cuttings rooted successfully. I looked at them yesterday and thought I need to make an update.

[@randyman8984]

@@Growingthehomegarden only thing I hate about using 100 % sand as a medium is its super heavy in these flimsy plastic trays.The tray probaly wont last as long if using sand

[@randyman8984]

@@Growingthehomegarden Are you 100 % sure thats salvia? I have the exact same plant in your video above but somebody told me it was basil. I think they are right because it has a strong scent. does your have a strong smell(smellls good)

[@Growingthehomegarden]

@@randyman8984 100% positive it's a salvia. I will say though that there are basil varieties that have purple stems and the flowers can look very much like salvia blooms. Cinnamon basil is one that comes to mind that often has purple stems.

[@nanad6871]

What type of rooting hormone do you recommend?

[@Growingthehomegarden]

I am using a rooting hormone that has 0.1% IBA from Garden Safe. l'll put a link in the comments to what I use.

[@nanad6871]

Thx

[@YorkyOne]

Saliva!?

[@lindashorrocks920]

We are trying to go peat free in the UK to help save the planet. Please join us America!

[@Growingthehomegarden]

I would love to but the alternatives aren't available in all areas. I generally don't use it anymore and tend to use fine woodchips or sand for most propagation. The last bag of peat I bought may have been 8 years ago and I just used it up a week or two ago.

[@sarahmarti141]

The most important part of this process is cutting the stem, and you didn’t show us that clearly. Very disappointed.

[@Growingthehomegarden]

I disagree. The cutting of the stem is a simple snip. Salvia will root at a node or in between nodes. It is not picky as to the location or type of cut it received. I'm sorry you are disappointed.