how do i take a cutting from a fushia?

Question

ive a lovely pink hanging fushia which is growing lovely. every time i take a cutting it never seems to grow any roots. can anyone help please. ive even tried useing a rooter to help growth.

fuchsia soz all i spelt it wrong. its a plant

my fuchsia is called a 'Pink Galore'

Answer 1

Right, fuschia cuttings: -

Usually cuttings are taken in the early summer when the plants start to grow, or in June/July when they are established.

I suggest you try and keep the plant frost-free over the winter, either in a greenhouse or on the windowsill of an unheated room. Keep it fairly dry until it starts to make growth in the spring.

As a general rule, fuchsia cuttings should be side shoots about 3" long and non-flowering (ie. no buds on the tip). Strip the bottom leaves off leaving 2 pairs at the top, insert round the edge of a clay pot filled with very gritty compost. Make this by adding sharp sand to good potting compost. Water them in, then cover the whole thing with a large clear plastic bag - making sure the plastic doesn't touch the leaves. They should be making roots within about 2 - 3 weeks and can be separated and potted on in about 6 weeks.

Best of luck

Answer 2

Take a cutting from a non-flowering stem. Cut off all side shoots leaving only a few at the top.
Using a very sharp knife, cut the stem just below a joint. Put this cutting in a pot of compost, water well, and place a bag over the top.Place in a well lit place, not in direct sunlight. Within a couple of weeks you should see growth. You can take loads of cuttings from one plant, and place about four in a 3" pot.
Good luck. I suspect your Fushia is called Paula Jane.

Answer 3

It is incredibly easy to raise fuchsias from cuttings. In early summer the young, new shoots root readily. I have also made cuttings in autumn which have overwintered in the greenhouse / kitchen windowsill successfully.

Cut off non-flowering shoots with a sharp knife or secateurs. These cuttings should have two or three pairs of leaves and an overall length of 5cm-7.5cm (2in-3in). Trim immediately below the lowest pair of leaves and remove them. Next, fill a 10cm (4in) pot with a mix of one part peat or peat substitute and two parts sharp sand. Push the cuttings around the edge of the pot, using a dibber to make a hole first if necessary.

Water in and place in a propagator or cover with a polythene bag and keep at 10C-15C. Shade from direct sun, otherwise the cuttings will wilt or scorch

Fuchsia cuttings take 10-14 days to root. Once rooted, pot up into individual pots in multi-purpose compost.

Fuchsias root so readily that just standing the cuttings in clean water for a few weeks is sufficient.

Answer 4

If you mean rooting a fuchsia? Every fuchsia cutting I put in water seems to root without effort. It doesn't seem to matter if I pinch them off or cut them with pruners. How big are the cuttings? I root only young green growing tips, no woody stems, so about the first 2 to 3 inches of new growth. You have to be careful to always keep the stem end in water, never drying them out.
For rooting, I use glass bottles in my kitchen window sill.

Answer 5

Hi don't worry about the spelling, your best bet is to get a clay pot fill with compost cut the fuchsia about 3 inch's from the top soft wood pull any flowers off and about an inch of the bottom leaves dip in hormone powder and place around the edge of the pot cover with a food bag for 2 to 3 weeks take off and leave till you see new shoots lift and re-pot in its own pot in middle, job done and keep out of the frost

Answer 6

Take the cutting from the lowest part of the the plant as possible, off the main stem. This should not be done when the plant is in flower. I peel a cutting off rather than cutting it, then place in a glass of water for a week or so til you see roots starting to come. It should be ready for planting then.

Answer 7

I needed to use rotenone powder and vitamin B1 solution to get my fuchsia cuttings to start rooting. The soli mixes everyone here recommends all seem to work. Rootone (or whatever brand you get) is something you stick the damp end of your cutting into, and it coats the surface. You then need to make sure not to scrape it off when you put the cutting in the soil. Vitamin B1 encourages root growht. It needs to be diluted quite a bit, use it as your water and add one of the foliar fertilzers like Miracle Gro that don't need roots to be absorbed.

Answer 8

a few ways
1. just try and stick it in water make sure the nodes are at the very bottom (where the leaves join )
2. take cutting a few inchs remove lower leaves and flowers place in pure sand and water well as plants do not need soil to root once roots start to appear you can use a foliar spray to feed a seaweed based one which is absorbed through the leaves , once enough root then pot into compost .

Answer 9

Suggest you now store the plant for winter, keeping it dryish and in a cool well ventilated place, and in late winter apply water and get it into growth. When the young shoots are firm enough take soft wood cuttings and root in the usual way (perhaps 5 round a pot inserted into sand peat mix. vermiculite, perlite etc and put a polythene bag over fastened with a rubber band and place in a warm temp).Pot on when rooted. Easy!

Answer 10

what is a fushia????