For a beautiful clematis, you don't necessarily have to go to the garden store and pay money for a new variety. Instead, the climbing plant can also be propagated in various ways. Read what you should pay attention to.
How to propagate clematis and when is the best time?
Clematis can be propagated by cuttings, cuttings or seeds. Offshoots are suitable for all varieties, while cuttings are mainly suitable for small-flowered clematis and sowing for wild species. Propagation is optimal for offshoots all year round, for cuttings between April and September and for sowing in spring.
How to propagate clematis?
Basically, clematis can be propagated in three different ways:
- Sinkers or offshoots
- Cuttings
- Seeds
The easiest method is to propagate using offshoots, especially since this is particularly promising. Do not cut off the shoots to be rooted, but leave them on the mother plant. However, part of the cutting is covered with soil so that roots can develop here. Only after rooting is done is the sinker cut off and planted separately.
By the way, cuttings can also be rooted in a glass of water, although the risk of mold formation is high.
Which propagation method is suitable for which varieties?
While all types and varieties of clematis can be propagated by cuttings, propagation by cuttings is generally suitable - exceptions confirm the rule - for the small-flowered varieties. Large-flowered clematis usually root poorly with this method.
Reproduction by seeds is only possible in species that produce fruit heads and thus seeds. Many hybrid varieties are sterile, i.e. H. they are sterile. Sowing is therefore particularly recommended for wild species.
Can you also propagate clematis by sowing?
As already described, you can also propagate some types of clematis through seeds. But be careful: This type of plant propagation occurs sexually, i.e. H. The offspring carry characteristics of all ancestors and can also mutate, i.e. H. develop completely new properties. Young plants grown from seeds will most likely look different than their parents. If you are interested in varietal propagation - in which the young plant has the same properties as the mother plant - you should use a vegetative method. Both offshoots and cuttings are de facto clones of their mother and therefore share the same characteristics.
When do you propagate clematis?
The best time to propagate your clematis depends on the propagation method you choose.
- Offshoots: all year round, provided there is no frost
- Cuttings: shortly before or during flowering, generally between April and September
- Sowing: directly into the bed in spring
Tip
How can you tell that the clematis has developed roots?
You can tell that the offshoot or cutting of the clematis has rooted by the growth of the above-ground parts of the plant: If the young plant develops new leaves and grows noticeably, the rooting has been successful and it is time to plant out or. Transplanting.
