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Author Garden: rooting hibiscus kennyso Garden Pro! Member # 9225 posted                       I tried to root rose of sharon in water, I've seen a lot of callouse around the cut, but still no roots, I'm changing the water every other day cuz I still see air bubbles on th side of the bottle meaning there is still oxygen in the water. * * * * Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the earth My Website My Blog Plants: 1697 | From: Ontario, Canada | Registered: May 2006  |  Seeded: 74.117.220.97 TulsaRose Super Gardener Member # 7071 posted                       I usually just stick cuttings in potting soil and let them root there. Some people use the rooting hormone powder to speed things up. * * * * Rosie z7a Plants: 745 | From: Tulsa OK | Registered: Oct 2005  |  Seeded: 68.14.167.179 gardenfairy Dream Gardener Member # 10308 posted                       I have gotten mine to root by placing them in water. I would try placing a cutting in potting soil with rooting hormone, or you could try and take one of the lower branches and dig a trench, knick the branch, pull the branch down into the trench cover with dirt and place something like a brick there, when it root just cut it away from the plant. I have successfully rooted azaleas and hydrangeas this way. * * * * Monica "Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away." God gave us memories so we can have roses in the winter. Plants: 304 | From: Beaufort, SC | Registered: Jul 2006  |  Seeded: 64.203.199.254 patches1414 Garden Pro! Member # 7979 posted                       I'veve never tried to propagate a Tropical Hibiscus, but here's what I did with a Hardy Hibiscus. I used a clean Exacto Knife to cut off about 10" of the new growth, about 1/2" below a set of leaves. I took off all the leaves at the bottom of the cutting, but I left a couple sets of leaves at the top. Then I stuck the bottom part of the cutting in Clonex Rooting Compound (or you can use any rooting hormone) and put it some potting soil. I made sure that at least two of the sets of leaves I cut off were covered by the soil. I kept the soil moistened, but not soaked, and then made sure it didn't get any direct sunlight until after I saw some new leaves sprouting. * * * * "Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless me, my family, my home, and my friends, in Jesus' name. Amen!" Plants: 6492 | From: Illinois | Registered: Feb 2006  |  Seeded: 199.217.139.127 Longy Garden Pro! Member # 3641 posted                       As an aside, you can use pure honey as a rooting aid. Beats mucking about with hormone powder. * * * * The secret is the soil. Plants: 1184 | From: East Coast | Registered: Sep 2004  |  Seeded: 203.23.22.152 patches1414 Garden Pro! Member # 7979 posted                       Actually, Longy, the Clonex Rooting Compound is not a powder, it is a gel and that's one of the reasons I like it so much. * * * * "Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless me, my family, my home, and my friends, in Jesus' name. Amen!" Plants: 6492 | From: Illinois | Registered: Feb 2006  |  Seeded: 199.217.139.127

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