Semi ripe stem cuttings of Buddleja davidii

[@rachelnolan1294]

Super video. I want to cultivate my penstemon and I will try this. I don't have a green house. Once I've planted the cutting, is it better to leave the pot outside in a sunny spot. Or perhaps I could put it inside on kitchen window sill? Any advice welcome! Thank you.

[@emmaratliff8291]

Brilliant video, thank you

[@rj5150]

Thanks for making this video. It's very helpful. Is there a purpose for placing the cutting at the edge of the container? I'm just curious. I've seen others do this as well.

[@leafylearning6585]

The drainage is better around the edge of the pot maintaining the open structure of the growing media so lots of oxygen can get to the area where cells are rapidly dividing. Glad this was helpful :)

[@naturestuff8081]

thank you. Will try later in the summer

[@PaoReno]

Perfect thank you. Its October in UK now. Can l still take some cuttings now??

[@leafylearning6585]

Yes I would do them as a hardwood cutting

[@Tommytoolsqueezer]

Hi, do you keep buddleia cuttings in a humidity dome? How often do you mist them?? I just took some buddleia cutting and they keep rotting 😢

[@leafylearning6585]

No not usually. As long as they are not in full sun and the leaf surface is not too large(you can cut some in half and they are fine) they can cope without a cover. It may be that your compost is not well drained enough - try adding grit sand or perlite to the compost mix and try not to over water

[@MohamedAKOmar]

thanks for the tutorial. Do you think that would work with strawberry tree (Arbutus pavarii)?

[@leafylearning6585]

Hi there I am familiar with Arbutus unedo which we call the strawberry tree and yes this can be propagated by semi ripe cuttings in late Summer. here is a link to the RHS website and you can see towards the bottom it tells you how it can be propagated. www.rhs.org.uk/plants/1473/arbutus-unedo/details

[@MohamedAKOmar]

@@leafylearning6585 that is very useful. Thanks.

[@mosessxz]

Why did you mention ‘rhs’ several times?

[@leafylearning6585]

Because these resources are provided to support the royal horticultural society level 2 qualification

[@Vikface1978]

Please please buy a mic and a pair of scissors!

[@leafylearning6585]

please remember that I don't get paid to make free videos for you