planting Lavatera from a cutting

Hi!
I was given a 'cutting' from a Lavaterna plant today and I'm not sure what to do with it. The 'cutting' is actually about 3ft and it actually broke away from the main part of the plant, hence the reason why I was given such a big 'cutting'. I have trimmed the bent part off the bottom and I have placed the plant outside in a bucket of water. It has a number of branches with beautiful pink flowers and I would love to be able to plant it into my garden, but I have never worked with anything that doesn't have a root system. Can somebody please give me advice on what to do to save this beautiful plant?

Kind regards
Janet

 

Hi Janet
I have only ever dealt with rooted lavatera aswell, but, trim the stem down tio a leaf joint.then i would plant it in a sheltered spot and keep an eye on it over the winter,
they are quite hardy so it could be fine :flwsml:

 

Janet, Lavatera ( Jews Mallow ) grows like a weed. Shove it in the ground and stand back. However, they do tend to be short lived.:thumb: So you should take cuttings of your cutting.:D

 

Thank you both for your advice. I've cut the stem to just below a couple of small leaves, so do I plant the leaves underground?
Kind regards
Janet

 

Hi
No remove the leaves ,never plant leaves underground as they will rot and they could introduce disease to your roots

 

Hi!
It's a good thing I asked that question! Thanks for the advice Pam.

Kind regards
Janet

 

This will grow no problem, and will probably be huge next year - I have two in my garden which started out exactly this way - one only last year which is now enormous and one this year which is already a reasonable size shrub and flowering.

Any tips on cutting them back? Do I do it now or in spring?

 

Ellie, they can be cut back to within a foot of the ground. Personally, if it`s looking untidy I would do it now.:thumb:

 

Do you think so Bob?:D

 

Hi! It's Janet again. My husband planted the Laverera I was given, as well as a branch that we cut off the bigger one. He added some bone meal to the soil, placed the branch into the soil and filled the hole with a combination of soil and miracle grow compost. I watered both straight away and gave them a feed of miracle grow plant food. I have also made sure that the soils is moist everyday, however, both plants have withered leaves and they don't look as if they will survive! Is this because of the time of year or have we done something wrong?

Kind regards
Janet

 

Hi Janet
Give it chance , it needs to grow some roots :dh:

 

Thanks Pam. That's good to know.
Kind Regards
Janet

 

by the way janet dont feed again until spring you need to give it chance to grow the roots ,and the top growth will come next year

 

Thanks again Pam. When should I stop feeding my Japanese honeysuckle and Abutilon Nabob, which are both termed as evergreen plants?

Kind Regards
Janet

 

Hi Janet
I have had no personal experience with either of those but a general rule of thumb, is give a weak feed in the spring when you see first signs of growth,gradually increasing feed as plant grows and starts flowering ,then start decreasing going into autumn as flowers fade and the plants go into rest period,even evergreens although they dont lose their leaves still dont grow through the winter,and any soft growth is vulnerable to cold and frost
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