How to propagate a Butterfly Bush

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

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  • @shannongagnon4552
    @shannongagnon4552 3 года назад +34

    Thank you for your encouraging comments! I like the “sometimes you have to do things before you’re ready”. That one is going on my quote board as words to live by👍🏼

  • @B30pt87
    @B30pt87 Год назад +10

    I loved your advice about 'Do it before you think you're ready to'. That's gardening in a nutshell. I had no idea these were so easy to propagate or I'd have already done it, but now I'm going to have lots of butterfly bushes. Thank you!

  • @kwalking7
    @kwalking7 4 месяца назад +1

    I've done what you said. Keeping my fingers crossed. Now to keep an eye on them, water them as needed and for the best by the end of the first week in August. Thank you for your guidance! I planted six starts. 😊

  • @kandicerotten802
    @kandicerotten802 3 года назад +9

    I’m going to try this. I have 2 rainbow flowering and another that’s pink. I’m just getting into propagation and it looks so simple. Thanks for the tips

  • @yasnitac82
    @yasnitac82 Год назад +2

    I love the advice that you give us at the end of the video. Thank you

  • @OmarSantos
    @OmarSantos Год назад +3

    Great video! I am doing this as soon as the growing season starts. Thank you again!

  • @LindaJackson-e3u
    @LindaJackson-e3u 8 месяцев назад +2

    Gm edagdwg thanks for sharing love THIS special bush have one a forever fan. Linda j.peace

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  8 месяцев назад

      I'm glad you liked it. Thank you for watching 👀

  • @julieellis6793
    @julieellis6793 3 года назад +3

    I just got a butterfly bush yesterday and love the color so I will do this. Thank you

  • @Darragh_K
    @Darragh_K 3 месяца назад +1

    I’ve taken cuttings of honeysuckle and now they’re rooting. The rooting powder has great effect. I’ve just taken cuttings from a butterfly bush hoping they’ll root the same way. Thanks for sharing 👍

  • @alyssaleatham8544
    @alyssaleatham8544 2 месяца назад +1

    What a nice pep talk :) It can be scary to get in there. Thank you :)

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  2 месяца назад

      You can do it and if it doesn't work the first time try again you will get it 😉

  • @itzybitzyfitzy_
    @itzybitzyfitzy_ Год назад +1

    "Practice will make better" love that!

  • @deborahmacgillis6401
    @deborahmacgillis6401 3 года назад +3

    Terrific video. Easy and understandable. Going to try it as soon as I find root ing hormonr

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  3 года назад

      Thank you easy and straight to the point is what we aim for. Honey 🍯 will work also for rooting

  • @ladyela9283
    @ladyela9283 2 года назад +3

    Oh, I LOVE this! I have a purple one, also, and I’ve thinking about propagating it. Thank you💕

  • @klee9664
    @klee9664 2 года назад +2

    agreed. such encouraging words and easy to learn from. enjoy your garden! subscribed and liked :)!

  • @yucheunglam4019
    @yucheunglam4019 Год назад +2

    Great video
    How long does it take for the young plant to mature?
    Thank you

  • @jessieb7290
    @jessieb7290 5 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you. Think I’ll subscribe. This was very useful 🎉

  • @yes350yes
    @yes350yes 3 месяца назад +1

    All the info above is good and correct about getting cuttings ready to root, but 5 weeks is long by my standards. Not all cuttings will root at the same speed. In only 2 weeks I have 1 cutting from BBush that has some nice roots already. In similar pots to the above I will make a greenhouse effect and keep them humid and under lights if you have it. I also prefer soilless mix to root cuttings. Later on after rooting is good you can up pot to regular potting soil or mix.

  • @703am
    @703am Год назад +1

    didn't know it was that easy,,going to try that for sure

  • @mikkelshort6974
    @mikkelshort6974 2 года назад +2

    I have a large butterfly bush that is 4 foot tall. I have to move it so that I can build a new deck. Can I transplant that without killing it? It’s very hot in Kentucky now and I hate to lose it. Please help!

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  2 года назад +2

      Yes you should be able to leave a big root ball on it cut the bush back some and keep it watered good

  • @piaaladdin1973
    @piaaladdin1973 2 года назад +2

    great video. I watched your video and planted my butterfly bush cuttings. I covered them in plastic. I bought a small frame zip up green house. Can I keep them in there covered? It's September and winter is coming. thanks.

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  2 года назад

      How cold 🥶 does it get where you are at

    • @piaaladdin1973
      @piaaladdin1973 2 года назад +1

      @@PlayingwithPlants I'm in Maryland so it can get real cold, snow etc.

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  2 года назад +2

      I would say not with a newer rooted plant a well established plant is good down to around -20°

  • @AmirsAllotment
    @AmirsAllotment Год назад +2

    Great tips my friend 😊👍🌱

  • @stratoleft
    @stratoleft 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for doing this. I'm going to make another attempt at this. The ONLY time I have succeeded is with my prize winning, as far as I'm concerned, Callistemon, which obviously draw alot of bees as well as butterflies. They are at about 10ft. right now and already blooming. I managed to get just one cutting to take off, and I'm happy for that. I just transplanted it. Maybe these will do better this time.

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  7 месяцев назад +1

      The main thing is to not give up make small changes each time until you find what works for you. I have tried things I have seen that works but for some reason not for me. Thank you for watching 👀

    • @stratoleft
      @stratoleft 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@PlayingwithPlants Exactly! What I've tried, specifically in this very dense clay area, is what I've found to do that actually works. I'm not just talking about the propagation and potting nature of all this, but the point of transplant and afterwards.
      Even though I'm in more or less the same growing zone as Texas or Florida, means absolutely nothing in regards to this specific landscape. The ground in this area needs a great deal of preparation and continuous work. I can show you picture after pictures in this entire town, the failure of Crepe Myrtle for example, where nothing has been done. Basically, in this area, just the results of across the board neglect.

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  7 месяцев назад +1

      You may have to dig a extra big hole and back fill with better soil/mix

    • @stratoleft
      @stratoleft 7 месяцев назад

      @@PlayingwithPlants I always do. You really have no choice otherwise in a place like this. Most people here fail at doing so. They dig their initial hole at whatever instructions for the young transplant. Once the roots of the Crepe Myrtle, and Azalea which is extremely tolerant to this climate, reaches that limit, that's it. The plants, flowers, trees, or anything else stifles and will not bloom, at best. You see this CONSTANTLY in this place. I recovered a rose bush under these hideous conditions by digging up around and below the root system, adding compost, and bringing in extra soil to layer over that. Besides the usual fungus treatment and attack by these insects. It's doing better than ever right now. Otherwise, that rose bush would be finished. I don't have the before pictures from last year or 2. Let's just say it was bad. Very bad.

    • @stratoleft
      @stratoleft 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@PlayingwithPlants The good thing is after you do all the initial hard work at the beginning of your location here, the work the following years gets easier, right? Because I've cut up and chiseled away on previously. Not let it set year after year without lifting a finger. There is some guy down the street, among others, with 4 Crepe Myrtles in a row. If they even survive this year, they will never bloom again. That's why everybody and their brothers' sister has palm trees in this place. You don't have to do any work. Just because I'm on the gulf coast, this is a FAR CRY from being in Florida.

  • @sandhyasukumar1208
    @sandhyasukumar1208 3 года назад +2

    Appreciate your video and tips, I am going to try this

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  3 года назад

      Thank you never give up the more you do the easier it gets thanks for watching 👀

  • @sheilasavage2131
    @sheilasavage2131 3 года назад +4

    I have one cutting that has rooted! I am very happy and will definitely try more when I can get more cuttings. Now the question is, do I keep it in a pot or is there a special time that I can plant it in the ground, I am in zone 7!

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  3 года назад +1

      great news that one more than you had. Share with friends

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  3 года назад +3

      Keep in a pot until it gets bigger and plant it in the spring or early fall

  • @beepbopboop3221
    @beepbopboop3221 5 месяцев назад +1

    I usually throw out or compost when I trim. I'm going to try this so I have more bumbles and butterflies to watch.

  • @marvinstigall8294
    @marvinstigall8294 3 года назад +4

    I appreciated this video...don't know why youtube is not promoting it.

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  3 года назад

      Thanks I wish they would maybe because I'm new and only have 61 subscribers

    • @marvinstigall8294
      @marvinstigall8294 3 года назад +2

      @@PlayingwithPlants I've noticed that some 'not so good' youtube channel's are really put out there, while they suppress some really good ones...I found yours by luck (was searching for propagating something totally different)...I do know that propagating perennial flowers/shrubs & bushes are really popular...Some of those plants cost a great deal of money & everybody loves "free expensive plants" when it comes to propagating. Putting "Free" on any thumbnail would attract viewers...

  • @rainy4036
    @rainy4036 Год назад +1

    Is there a certain time to propagate? I can’t wait to do this! Thank you, sir

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  Год назад

      I have done it in the winter in a heated greenhouse but spring or summer works better

    • @rainy4036
      @rainy4036 Год назад +1

      @@PlayingwithPlants cool! It’s summer! Thanks!

  • @mrss4328
    @mrss4328 2 года назад +3

    It’s the last week of June so in five weeks will be the end of July. When should they be planted in the ground and will they survive winter? Or should we keep them in a pot in the house until spring?

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  2 года назад +2

      I would keep them indoor until spring unless they are bigger then they should be ok just keep them watered good this summer. Thank you for watching 👀

    • @bojangles2644
      @bojangles2644 2 года назад +1

      😆 was wondering the same thing, at the same time. I’m in the phase your in but thinking about moving them to a bigger pot and bottom watering only. Huge success from using MIX this year 😝

    • @tinainnca
      @tinainnca 2 года назад +1

      @@PlayingwithPlants Yikes. If we try propagating now (late June zone 9 in CA), we need to try to keep them indoors all the way until spring?!

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  2 года назад +1

      Yes I think it would be best

    • @mrss4328
      @mrss4328 2 года назад +2

      @@PlayingwithPlants thanks

  • @ratslayer6064
    @ratslayer6064 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for the tips!!

  • @s.guidry2222
    @s.guidry2222 2 года назад +1

    Thank you! Good video and helpful

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  2 года назад

      Thank you you for watching. Share the love ❤️ of plants 🪴 with the younger generation

  • @B30pt87
    @B30pt87 Год назад +1

    What's the difference between potting soil and potting mix??

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  Год назад

      Potting mix has no soil it is a soilless mix and Potting soil has soil in it. It is heavy will not drain as well and most I have seen doesn't hold water as well

    • @B30pt87
      @B30pt87 Год назад +1

      @@PlayingwithPlants Thank you for explaining that.

  • @nukix3128
    @nukix3128 3 года назад +2

    Good video

  • @turt97
    @turt97 Год назад +1

    Will this work by placing the stem in water?

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  Год назад +1

      Not sure never tried it that way if you try it let me know. Sorry I could not be of more help

    • @turt97
      @turt97 Год назад +1

      @@PlayingwithPlants thanks for the reply. I’m selling my house and want to take a piece of my garden with me. I’ll try your way too.

  • @jamee_maree
    @jamee_maree 2 месяца назад

    I got fresh cuttings 2 days ago and put them in water, in garage. I knew I couldn’t do anything with them until today. Wellll, over those last two days, we had sudden 100+ degrees PLUS humidity. Today as an example - weather Station says it’s 93 out, but with 53% humidity, it says temp feels like 114!!! Anyways, so while in water and I only two days - all leaves died. Suggestions?? 😢
    I was thinking a humidity dome, but then realized they surely don’t need that with this high humidity here lol

  • @sabine3769
    @sabine3769 3 года назад +1

    Great video

  • @davidleasure9138
    @davidleasure9138 3 года назад +1

    Great demonstration. I’m trying as soon as the rooting hormone gets here. Thanks for sharing

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  3 года назад

      The main thing is to have fun with it. Wish you many plants 🪴

  • @micheldaillet8144
    @micheldaillet8144 3 месяца назад +1

    thank you

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  3 месяца назад

      Thank you and have fun. Share if you would. Going to try to make some more videos soon

  • @brp1817
    @brp1817 Год назад +1

    Thank you! ❤

  • @534A53
    @534A53 3 месяца назад +1

    this method didn't work for me,, I took the cutting exactly like you did, but the leaves where I cut them in half at the top turned brown and then slowly the stem turned brown from the top first. The soil was always kept moist. Not sure what happened, but I think next time I will try one in just water, and also I will not cut the leaves in half and see if that helps.

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  3 месяца назад

      Could be not enough moisture at the top of plant. Try a spray bottle with water and give it a spray or two each day.

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  3 месяца назад

      Just don't give up find what works for you I have tried the way others do some things and just don't seem to work for me but I keep trying there is more then one way

    • @jamee_maree
      @jamee_maree 2 месяца назад +1

      I got fresh cuttings 2 days ago and put them in water, in garage. I knew I couldn’t do anything with them until today. Wellll, over those last two days, we had sudden 100+ degrees PLUS humidity. Today as an example - weather Station says it’s 93 out, but with 53% humidity, it says temp feels like 114!!! Anyways, so while in water and I only two days - all leaves died. Suggestions?? 😢

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  2 месяца назад

      @jamee_maree most likely will not root but if it was all I had I would still try and put the in a cooler place

  • @almabreeze3369
    @almabreeze3369 3 года назад +1

    I have a sterile butterfly bush. In Jan. Feb. I take cuttings and cram them in a pot under the bush and leave them there. 12 cuttings in a 12 inch pot. Zone 7a.

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  3 года назад

      Was a little cold at that time outside keep trying you will get it to root

  • @John-lc1uq
    @John-lc1uq 3 года назад +2

    Do you have a rooting hormone that you prefer?

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  3 года назад

      No not really. to me something its seems to help sometimes about the same as not using any at all

  • @Samantha-sy7ww
    @Samantha-sy7ww Год назад +1

    Nice! Ty!

  • @cottagekeeper1044
    @cottagekeeper1044 Год назад +1

    Thanks so much

  • @sheilasavage2131
    @sheilasavage2131 3 года назад

    I tried this but after 3 weeks do not see any change. Can I put the cuttings outside in the sun?

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  3 года назад +2

      Not in the sun will dry them out to quick it takes time and may have to try it a time or two I have had times none would take and had times that I got over 90% to take don't give up

  • @kleahy106
    @kleahy106 3 года назад +1

    What’s the best root hormone you use?

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  3 года назад

      I really don't know I myself don't have a favorite. Honey, there are powders on the market and for rooting in water just put Willow two or three twigs in the water with the cuttings
      Hope this helps sorry I could not be of more help

    • @hotartesian4163
      @hotartesian4163 Год назад +1

      @@PlayingwithPlants I like that you suggested willow twigs! I bruise a few and steep them in water because willow is free and seems to jump start anything. Some people use honey.

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  Год назад

      Thank you and thanks for watching

  • @joanneoverstreet72
    @joanneoverstreet72 5 месяцев назад +1

    😊💚🌱🌻🐝

  • @traceyherreid2516
    @traceyherreid2516 11 месяцев назад +1

    Seed pragating

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  11 месяцев назад

      Never done anything from seed as far as I know never seen a seed from it. Sorry I can't be of more help

  • @royjon2964
    @royjon2964 3 года назад +1

    you should never plant butterfly bush that reseeds because it is an invasive plant.

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  3 года назад

      I have had two for years the only one I have got was the one I rooted

    • @ILGuy2012
      @ILGuy2012 3 года назад +2

      That depends on which growing zone you are in. I'm in zone 5, and they are not invasive here.

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  3 года назад +1

      Not in zone 7 either

    • @hotartesian4163
      @hotartesian4163 Год назад +1

      Oh, I wish! I can't even find an invasive plant that lasts long enough to invade. Something always gets them, weather or animals, etc. Still working on having a butterfly bush last through winter without being kept in the greenhouse. Big temp fluctuations outdoors kills them. Alfalfa and quack grass, onions and garlic do okay, but not much else.

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  Год назад

      Sorry to hear that where are you from?

  • @rosalynstein4136
    @rosalynstein4136 Год назад +1

    😅 but a too long!

  • @emilyannsteinbach3716
    @emilyannsteinbach3716 2 года назад +1

    Thank you!!

    • @PlayingwithPlants
      @PlayingwithPlants  2 года назад

      Thank you for watching 👀 and share if you would I hope to get some new videos out soon