Choisya Cuttings
Place the cuttings in a plastic bag straight away.
Choisya cuttings. They are now starting to look unhappy should i move them out of the cold frame now it s getting warmer. Now is the time to propagate shrubs climbers and woody herbs from semi ripe cuttings. Choisya ternata sundance sundance mexican orange blossom is an evergreen shrub 5 6 tall and wide with chartreuse to yellow foliage. This is one of the easier cutting techniques and can be done from june until mid october from this season s growth.
Moisten the potting mix. Instead of cutting carefully tear it off making sure it retains a small sliver of bark from the main stem known as a heel. To learn more please watch the video. Choisya can be propagated by seed but the easiest and most reliable method of propagation is by semi hard wood cuttings propagating choisya from cuttings cuttings should be taken when new growth is just becoming woody at the base but is still flexible at the tip this is usually in late summer.
Maybe harden then off for the next couple of weeks. Prepare the cuttings by trimming them to 10 15cm 4 6in in. I m just scared to get them out and then loose them to a frost. Choisya plants blossom in late.
Dip this in rooting hormone and treat as before. In the image below the choisya which has been growing in the same spot for many years and mostly looking good is looking a bit tired. Propagation from cuttings 1. I took some choisya cuttings last autumn and they have been happy and producing new leaves over the winter in my cold frame.
Use sharp hand pruners to take 4 to 6 inch long tip cuttings in the morning. You can hard prune choisya in a similar way to rhododendrons cutting hard into the wood and really be quite savage. Remove the leaves from the. Choose a side shoot that is growing from the main stem roughly 10 to 15cm long.
Choisya ternata cutting as choisya ternata sundance is a selected cultivar it is extremely unlikely ever to grow true from seed. Taking a basic semi ripe cutting select the cuttings from this season s growth and remove them using sharp secateurs. These two shrubs can be hard to root so you can propagate them from heel cuttings. For plants such as choisya with average sized leaves follow this simple step by step.
As will all species cultivars and hybrids from within this genus they are all propagated vegetatively from cuttings. Pour peat based potting mix into a 6 to 8 inch diameter pot with a drain hole in the bottom. Keep the bag in the shade or in hot weather the fridge until you. Choisya shrub care is easy.
Leaf size determines the way you take your cuttings. Choisya ternata also called mexican orange is an evergreen shrub that bears clusters of fragrant star shaped flowers. Choisya shrubs are fast growing bushes beloved by gardeners and bees for their star shaped flowers.