The propagation of the easy-care winter jasmine is so easy that you don't actually have to do anything for it. On the contrary: if you do not want your garden to become overgrown with winter jasmine, then you must actively prevent this.
Winter jasmine can be propagated by cuttings or seeds
Sow winter jasmine
In the trade you get almost only container plants in different sizes. If you want to sow the winter jasmine, then collect the seeds of your own plant as soon as they are ripe. Scatter the seeds in pots with potting soil and keep them evenly moist.
In the first winter, it is better to let your young plants hibernate in a greenhouse or in an unheated conservatory. Only in the following spring do you plant the now somewhat stronger winter jasmine in the desired sunny and wind-protected location.
Propagate winter jasmine by cuttings
Winter jasmine is much easier to propagate from cuttings than from seed. To do this, cut about 20 cm long cuttings from already woody side shoots in the spring. Simply stick them into the ground. After a short time they form roots.
Multiply winter jasmine by sinkers
You can also easily grow new winter jasmine yourself using sinkers. Bend a shoot down to the ground and cover it a bit with soil. By scratching the bark on the underside of the shoot, you facilitate rooting.
After a short time you will have a new plant that you can separate from the old plant. In this way, the winter jasmine also multiplies independently, because as soon as its branches touch the ground, roots form there.
The essentials in brief:
- Propagation very easy, because faster root formation
- Cut cuttings about 20 cm long from already woody shoots
- Slightly scratch the sinker on the underside - facilitates root formation
- Sowing less recommended, as seeds are difficult to obtain
tips
If you would like to have more winter jasmine in your garden than before, then propagation by cuttings or offshoots is recommended. Both methods are very successful because the winter jasmine forms new roots very quickly.