If all else fails, use peat moss. Moisten the sand before pouring it into the container or you may end up losing a lot of it through the drainage holes. Pack the moist sand into the container. Softwood cuttings are taken from young stems that often have foliage. Although these stems are somewhat flexible, they will break if you bend them sharply.
Hardwood cuttings, on the other hand, are typically taken when a plant is dormant after the leaves have dropped and from woody stems. What we need to propagate lantana is a basal hardwood cutting. And now, in winter, is the best time to take the cutting. Cut the stems from as close to the crown as possible and try to get at least 7.
If the stem has foliage, remove it. Then, use sharp snips to make a cut at the top of the stem, just above a node never keep the terminal bud when propagating lantana with this method.
Then, cut the bottom of the stem diagonally, just beneath the basal bud the lowest node on the stem. See the diagram, above. Stick the cutting, diagonally-cut end down, into the sand, ensuring that at least two nodes are buried.
Then, water it this, too, will settle the sand around the cutting and remove air pockets. Do not cover the potted cutting with a plastic bag, as some gardening sites recommend. The top of the cutting must remain cool above freezing, though and dry. Find a spot where the cutting will get lots of natural sunlight and check it daily to ensure that the sand remains moist.
Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Learn which plants thrive in your Hardiness Zone with our new interactive map! Lantana, a flowering annual in tropical and subtropical areas, grows as an annual in temperate zones. It is propagated both with seeds and by cuttings. Propagation by cuttings is not complicated and experienced growers agree on the basics.
In temperate areas, newly rooted cuttings need to be protected from winter cold. Plant lantana cuttings in soil that is moist and well-drained. Cuttings will grow in perlite or a mixture of peat moss and sand. They will also root in plugs of rockwool, a growing medium made of melted rock and sand that is popular in hydroponic growing systems.
Propagating lantana from cuttings is best done from early summer to August and September. You can grow cuttings from green wood or wood that is slightly more mature. Reports of successful propagation vary from twigs as short as 3 inches to cuttings that are 6 to 8 inches long. Leave at least two nodes on each cutting; a node is where leaves grow from the twig. Remove all flowers and the leaves from the lowest node.
Plant the cutting with the lowest node under the soil or planting medium. Remove any leaves that come into contact with the soil.
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