Fuschia cutting.

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  1. rustyroots

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    Hi all

    My friend has a Fuschia 'bleeding heart' that I would like a cutting to put in my garden. He is on about digging up some of the root for me so I can plant straight into the garden. Will this damage the plant or should I take some cuttings myself? Can anyone tell me the best time to do this?

    Rusty
     
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    Cuttings are so easy to root Rusty. I take cuttings about three inches long, strip off the lower leaves and put them in a glass of water on a windowsill. They'll take a few weeks to show roots and when they do the roots will develop quite quickly. They can also start to develop flowers during this process, I just pinch them off so the cuttings concentrate on growing roots only. :)
     
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    Cheers Sheal

    That sounds easy enough. When would be the best time to do this. I presume in the spring?
     
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    Just out of interest, what does the Bleeding Heart Fuchsia look like? I can only seem to find info on the usual Dicentra's.

    Would love to see a pic if you have one!
     
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    You can do this any time of year Rusty, so you can go and snip now. Take cuttings from the softer more flexible parts of the plant, the woody growth will probably not root.

    When the roots have developed enough, plant them into pots of soil, I use an ordinary compost. :)
     
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