Can't get enough of the wonderfully scented jasmine? Would you like to grow a summer hedge from the climbing plant? Easily propagate your Jasminum. This is not difficult and almost always works without any problems, even for beginners.
How to propagate jasmine?
To propagate jasmine, you can take cuttings, remove lower leaves and plant them in potting soil. After covering them with a plastic cap, they are kept moderately moist until they form roots. Alternatively, jasmine can also be grown from seeds.
Propagate jasmine via cuttings
- Cut cuttings
- remove lower leaves
- put in pots with potting soil
- keep moderately moist
- cover with plastic cover
- put in pots later
Head shoots that are half woody, i.e. not completely soft, but not completely hard either, are suitable as cuttings. From spring to summer, cut more cuttings than you want to grow offshoots. Some cuttings do not root but die.
Cut the cuttings cleanly and halve large leaves so that future plants have more strength to form roots. The lower leaves must be removed completely as they would rot in the soil.
Care for cuttings until transplanting
The cuttings need a warm, bright environment. They shouldn't be too moist, but they shouldn't dry out either.
It is therefore advisable to put a transparent plastic cover (€12.00 on Amazon) over the cultivation pots. It prevents the soil from drying out and keeps the humidity constant.
If possible, ventilate the plastic hood once a day so that the cutting does not rot or mold.
Can jasmine also be sown?
Basically, you can also grow jasmine from seeds. However, this form of propagation is not as easy as obtaining new offshoots from cuttings. Above all, the seed that forms in the initially red and later black berries is not always capable of germinating.
To propagate jasmine from seeds, sow the best purchased seeds in nursery pots. Ensure consistent moisture – not wetness! – and place the pots in a warm, bright place.
The germination time varies greatly and not every seed germinates at all. However, once new plants have emerged, they are cared for like cuttings until they are large enough to be transplanted into their own pots.
Tip
You can also easily propagate a hardy scented jasmine in the garden yourself using cuttings. Propagation via lowering plants is also an option here.
