Master these few points for clematis cuttings, and it will accidentally cover the whole wall

Clematis is a rather dreamy plant, especially with its light purple petals dotted among the green leaves, which makes anyone who sees it fall for it. Today Huahua will introduce clematis to everyone, as well as how to take cuttings and care for it, let's take a look right away!

Once clematis starts growing, it grows very fast and can easily fill a flower pot, and it comes in rich flower colors with unique flower shapes. If you have a yard, gardeners had best let it grow on a fence, so that a proper pastoral charm comes out!

The ways to grow clematis are sowing and cutting propagation. Sowing is a bit simpler. In the early stage you can plant it in a flower pot, and when it grows to a certain height you can transplant it into the yard. For the soil we can choose one with relatively good fertility, so that no fertilizing is needed later. Also one with good drainage, otherwise waterlogging will directly smother the seeds to death.

Then there is cutting. Although cutting is a bit more troublesome than sowing, as long as it is handled well, the survival rate and growth speed are many times faster than sowing.

The most critical point of cutting is the choice of the cutting. Only when a healthy branch is chosen correctly can it root and sprout faster. If the clematis in your flower pot can no longer hold it, we can cut directly from it. Try not to use new branches, because after all they have too few nutrients to support its growth. You can find branches that have nodes. When cutting, pay attention: first, the tool should be disinfected as much as possible; second, cut at a slant, which both lets the cutting root quickly and helps the wound heal.

Before cutting, you can first soak the branch in rooting water, and then you can plant it in the soil. Clematis is rather sensitive to water. Even in summer, the soil must not be too wet, and there must be no standing water on the leaves either, otherwise it will easily cause pests and diseases.

It very much likes sunlight. The more sufficient the sunlight, the better it blooms. But under strong light in summer, proper shading is needed, otherwise the leaves will easily develop spots and turn yellow. The temperature should also be properly controlled, otherwise above 35 degrees C it will enter dormancy early, then causing leaf drop.

If you want the plant to bloom smoothly, pruning is indispensable, and generally once a year is enough. Cut off those branches that are too weak and no longer growing. Especially after flowering, if the branches are too dense, you must learn to make choices, which both promotes flowering and maintains the plant's shape well.