FREE: White Angel Trumpets

could the clippings for the angel trumpet please come from older (thumb size) stems please, the younger, growing end has a strong tendency to rot long before it roots, I have purchased several cuttings for the white trumpet only to have them rot before they rooted, I have had the same thing happen with my golden trumpet when I rooted pieces for friends, the soft newer growth rots before it roots, only pieces from well down the stem will develop roots and not rot first. thank you

also instructions as to how you root the confederate rose, I lost the last one of those I got, too. I am rooting in water in a bright window, with a little hydrogen peroxide added. this method has worked extremely well for me on most everything, just not the softer end pieces of angel trumpet ( the last foot or so of the branch) and the confederate rose clippings I got. :(

Hibiscus mutabilis is an old-fashioned perennial or shrub hibiscus better known as the Confederate rose. It tends to be shrubby or treelike in Zones 9 and 10, though it behaves more like a perennial further north. Flowers are double and are 4 to 6 inches in diameter; they open white or pink, and change to deep red by evening. The 'Rubra' variety has red flowers. Bloom season usually lasts from summer through fall. Propagation by cuttings root easiest in early spring, but cuttings can be taken at almost any time. When it does not freeze, the Confederate rose can reach heights of 12 to 15 feet with a woody trunk; however, a multi-trunk bush 6 to 8 feet tall is more typical. Once a very common plant throughout the South, Confederate rose is an interesting and attractive plant that grows in full sun or partial shade, and prefers rich, well-drained soil.

structions
1
Take your rose cutting from an established plant, at the end of the growing season in fall. Cut 12-inch lengths of rose cane, using sharp pruning shears.

2
Cut the leaves off the Confederate rose cane, leaving only the two last leaves on the end of the stem. Cut the leaves at their base, but do not cut into the stem itself.

3
Fill a quart jar with water. Place the rose stem in the jar, root side down. Set the jar in a sunny window. Roots should form on the stem within a couple weeks.

4
Transplant the newly rooted Confederate rose into new pots when the roots have grown to about 2 inches. Use 6-inch pots, filled with a rich potting soil. Keep the rose in the sun as often as possible, to increase its growth. At this stage, water the roses once a week to keep the soil moist but not wet.

5
Keep the rose bush inside and treat it as one of your houseplants until April, when it will be ready to go outdoors into your rose garden.

ANGEL TRUMPET
1
Put on the rubber gloves.

2
Cut off a limb from the main stalk of your angel trumpet plant using the garden shears.

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3
Remove all of the leaves from the cutting except for the top one or two layers.

4
Fill the pot with potting soil until it is about an inch from the rim of the pot.

5
Dig out a deep hole for the cutting using the pencil, but be sure to leave some soil at the bottom of the pot.

6
Take the cutting, right side up, and stick it into the hole.

7
Water your cutting until the soil is compacted around it. Do not water again until the soil is dry to the touch, as this can cause the cutting to rot.

I have just layed them on there sides,A put water half way up,And they would root,

thanks

Thanks for all the helpful tip I really appreciate it, having had such bad luck myself with seeding. I never knew that it was important how far down seed is placed in addition to space between seeds and how many.in one starter pot, etc. I'm being. Trained by gardener /landscaping friend who may hire me a few days a week. So I can be better prepared for upcoming job opportunity. For another gardener whose hiring by summers end.