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Rooting Hydrangea Cuttings in Five Easy Steps

Originally published by Kathy Hummel on 09/13/2017 ROOTING HYDRANGEA CUTTINGS IN FIVE EASY STEPS Take a cutting from a branch of the hydrangea shrub about 5-6" long. Most experts say the cutting will work best if taken from a branch that did not flower this year. Remove the lower leaves of the bottom two leaf nodes. The leaf node is where a leaf comes out of the branch. Most roots will form at that point. Cut largest leaves down to about half their size Dip cuttings in rooting...
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