My dad asked me to propagate some jasmine for him. It had been planted on the arbor of a house they bought a couple of years ago and since I had not heard of yellow flowered jasmine I was not completely confident in his ID of it. The vines are numerous, evergreen, cold hardy and drough-tolerant, oh and they smell like heaven. First I wanted to identify it to be sure.
I looked on several websites and confirmed that it was Carolina Jasmine. Other species have white flowers and are less winter hardy so I am pretty sure that the Carolina yellow vining species is what we have growing here in Zone 7.
I looked on several websites and confirmed that it was Carolina Jasmine. Other species have white flowers and are less winter hardy so I am pretty sure that the Carolina yellow vining species is what we have growing here in Zone 7.
- First I got out my rooting hormone powder.
- Then I removed the petals and leaves from the bottom 2/3 of an 8 inch cutting of NEW vine.
- The older woody stems will not root as easily as the flexible new growth.
- Then I wet a few inches at the base of the plant and dipped it into the rooting powder.
- Here is where the controls for my scientific experiment come in. What can I say I will always be a science nerd!
- I used water with a bit of rooting hormone powder mixed in and placed the vase out of the way on the kitchen counter.
- I used a soil starting mixture and put my container in the greenhouse.
- I used regular potting mix and placed it in a sunny spot on the windowsill.
Which method do YOU think will work best?