Propagating oleanders yourself is not that complicated. The project works particularly easily with freshly cut cuttings, which either first take root in the water or are immediately put into potting soil. In order for the shoots to root successfully, it should be as warm as possible - a lot of moisture (especially high humidity!) is also helpful.

Oleander cuttings can be rooted in water

When is the right time to cut the cuttings?

In principle, freshly cut shoots can be rooted all year round, but the success rate is particularly high during the summer months - especially in July and August, the branches, which are in the middle of growth anyway, root very easily. Early spring, just before budding, is also a good time to take cuttings. After all, in April or May the plants are geared towards developing new shoots and roots anyway.

Rooting oleander cuttings - step by step

Oleanders can be rooted in two different ways. You can first put the young shoots in water and let them root there before you put them in potting soil. However, you can save yourself this step and plant the cuttings straight away - but then it makes sense to put them in willow water for 24 hours or to dip them in rooting powder. Experience has shown that the water method offers a significantly higher success rate.

  • Cut several young, not yet lignified shoots.
  • These should be about 20 to 30 centimeters long
  • and have at least three to four eyes.
  • The shoots should not have flowers.
  • The cutting point to be rooted should be kept as slanted as possible.
  • Remove all but the top 2-3 leaves.
  • Place the stalks in a vessel of willow water.
  • The cuttings should be as warm and bright as possible
  • and no drafts.
  • However, direct sunlight is not tolerated.
  • Pour in fresh water regularly, but without completely exchanging the contents of the vessel.

The oleander cuttings will have rooted after about four weeks. Now you can carefully plant them in a pot of potting soil - be careful not to damage the brittle roots! - and keep the cutting nice and moist. It is best to cultivate it under glass, for example by putting a cut plastic bottle over it. You can either perforate them or air them regularly to prevent mold from forming.

Make your own pasture water

You do not need an expensive rooting powder to successfully root cuttings, you can simply place the cuttings in or water them with pasture water you have made yourself. The contained auxins promote root growth. And this is how you prepare the miracle cure:

  • Cut off some young willow branches that are still green.
  • Chop them up into many small pieces.
  • Put the chopped sprouts in a cooking vessel
  • and fill with water until just covered.
  • Bring the whole thing to a boil and let it simmer for about five minutes
  • and then steep the brew for 24 hours.
  • Drain and use instead of irrigation water.

tips

If your oleander cuttings do not want to root, this can also be due to the wrong water container: Always use opaque containers for rooting or wrap them in aluminum foil. Roots eventually sprout in the dark and not in bright sunshine.

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