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CUTTINGS

Softwood cuttings

What are softwood cuttings?

These cuttings are taken from soft young shoots, before they show any sign of hardening. This is the normal method used for increasing chrysanthemums, many houseplants, perennials and sub-shrubs. You can take softwood cuttings throughout the year from plants that are actively growing in warm greenhouses, but only during early and mid-summer from outdoor plants. It is essential that the shoots you select are still soft; otherwise the cuttings are less likely to form roots.