If you want to propagate your most beautiful clematis, you can easily do this yourself in a few simple steps without having to buy a new plant right away.
There is hardly a garden owner who does not have them in the garden. We're talking about the clematis. It can be planted in many places in the garden and even thrives on walls, trellises and arbors. The climbing star also impresses with its lush flowers. The plant is also very easy to care for. So it's no wonder that many people just can't get enough of her. So it's good to know how to propagate the clematis. In principle, you have various options for this.
How to propagate clematis
Option 1 - propagate clematis via offshoots:
If you want to propagate your clematis, you can do this, for example, with offshoots. The best time to do this is from March to August. And this is how it's done:
❶ Pick a strong but not too old shoot from the mother plant that is long enough.
❷ Then fill a flower pot with potting soil and bury it at ground level within reach of the shoot.
❸ Now you have to direct the selected shoot directly to the pot. Where the shoot can easily reach the earth, you then have to cut it. Caution: Be careful not to cut through the shoot!
❹ Then you have to press the shoot into the ground and fix it with a wire, a tent peg or a paper clip. Of course, you can't just leave the rest of the drive hanging. You have to tie this to a trellis or a thin bamboo stick.
❺ Because the shoot is attached to the mother plant, the mother plant provides nutrients for the new shoot, which should root very quickly. If new leaves form on the shoot next spring, you can cut the connection to the mother plant with sharp pruning shears. The new clematis can then take care of itself.
A little tip:
Protect the new shoot from severe frost in winter and cover it with brushwood or leaves.
❻ Now you can plant the young plant in a flower pot or place it directly in the garden. Keep the plant in thethen well moist for the first few weeks.
Option 2 - multiply clematis by cuttings:
Of course you can also propagate your clematis with cuttings. It's best to do that because the plant is in bloom. Proceed as follows:
❶ Take a sharp knife and cut the cuttings from the middle of the plant. Make the cut between two leaf nodes. The shoots should be about 20 centimeters long.
❷ Now take each individual cutting and remove all the leaves except for two at the tip of the shoot. You then need to dip the cuttings in rooting powder.
❸ Now fill small pots with nutrient-rich soil and plant the cuttings in them. Then cover with a transparent hood and place in a warm, partially shaded place.
❹ In the next eight weeks you should make sure that the substrate does not dry out. Also, you need to take off the hood for about half an hour every day to ventilate.
❺ When the first fresh shoots appear, you can remove the hood. If you can see that so many roots have formed in the pot that they are already sticking out of the ground, then you can plant the small plants in larger pots or even outdoors. Reading tip: Planting and caring for clematis.