With a little patience, the spindle bush can be multiplied on your own. However, it grows quite slowly, only about 10 - 20 cm per year. It will take some time before you have a large shrub in your garden.
The propagation of the spindle shrub via seeds is tedious, but possible
The spindle shrub is very versatile and relatively easy to care for. Depending on the variety, it is just as suitable as a container plant as for planting a hedge. Unfortunately it is poisonous. It is therefore not necessarily ideal for family gardens.
Propagation by seed
Propagation by sowing is quite difficult and time-consuming for the spindle shrub. On the other hand, at a suitable location, it completely self-excludes. You can take advantage of this and simply dig up the young plants under your spindle and plant them elsewhere.
Propagation by cuttings
You can take cuttings from the spindle shrub from spring to autumn, but midsummer is ideal for this. If you cut your spindle bush into shape in spring or autumn, you can take cuttings from the cuttings before you dispose of the rest in the compost.
It is best to use shoots that are already slightly woody. Cut these to a length of about 15 to 20 cm and remove the lower leaves. Put the shoots in pots with potting or garden soil and water them well. The cuttings should be moist but not standing in water.
If roots and new leaf shoots have formed after a while, you can plant the young plants in their new location[. In the first winter, however, they are still very sensitive to frost. Give them winter protection or overwinter the young plants in a cool greenhouse.
The best propagation tips:
- transplant whole young plants yourself
- Sowing quite tedious
- Cuttings are best planted in midsummer
- Use topiary to obtain cuttings
- Keep cuttings well moist
- Protect young plants from frost in the first winter
tips
The easiest way to propagate is to transplant the young plants that have seeded themselves under your spindle bush.