With a little patience, the spindle bush can be propagated on your own. However, it grows quite slowly, only around 10 – 20 cm per year. It will take some time until you have a large shrub in your garden.
How can I propagate the spindle bush?
The easiest way to propagate the spindle bush is to transplant young plants that you have sown yourself. Alternatively, you can cut cuttings in mid-summer and root them in potting or garden soil. Sowing is also possible, but takes a long time.
The spindle bush is very versatile and relatively easy to care for. Depending on the variety, it is just as suitable as a pot plant or for planting a hedge. Unfortunately it is poisonous. It is therefore not necessarily ideal for family gardens.
Propagation by sowing
Propagation by sowing is quite difficult and time-consuming for the spindle bush. On the other hand, it is completely self-sufficient in the right location. You can take advantage of this and simply dig up the young plants under your spindle bush and plant them elsewhere.
Propagation by cuttings
You can cut cuttings on the spindle bush from spring to autumn, but midsummer is ideal for this. If you cut your spindle bush into shape in spring or autumn, you can use this opportunity to take cuttings from the cuttings before disposing of the rest in the compost.
It is best to use shoots that are already slightly woody. Cut them to a length of around 15 to 20 cm and remove the lower leaves. Put the shoots in pots with growing or garden soil (€6.00 on Amazon) and water them well. The cuttings should be moist, but not in water.
If roots and new leaf shoots have formed after some time, then you can plant the young plants in their new location[. However, in the first winter they are still very sensitive to frost. Give them winter protection or overwinter the young plants in a cool greenhouse.
The best propagation tips:
- remove entire young plants yourself
- Sowing quite tedious
- It is best to plant cuttings in midsummer
- Use topiary to obtain cuttings
- Keep cuttings well moist
- Protect young plants from frost in the first winter
Tip
The easiest way to propagate is to transplant the young plants that have sown themselves under your spindle bush.