- 1). Position your hydrangea pruning shears at a point just behind where a leaf emerges from the cane. This point is known as a leaf node. When you root your hydrangea, the roots will grow from the node.
- 2). Clip off the cane at the point where your pruning shears are positioned.
- 3). Strip the leaves from the lower 2/3 of the cane. If there are any flowers on the cane you should also remove them so that the cane puts all of its energy into developing roots instead of sustaining the blooms.
- 4). Place a pottery shard over the drainage hole in the bottom of a 6-inch container. Fill the container with peat moss.
- 5). Dip the lower end of the cane in rooting hormone. Insert the cane halfway into the peat moss in the center of the container.
- 6). Water the peat moss and then cover the container with a plastic dry cleaning bag. Place the container in a south-facing window, out of direct sunlight.
- 7). Check the container daily and water whenever the soil becomes dry. The soil should remain as damp as a wrung-out sponge. Remove the bag whenever the hydrangea cutting develops roots.
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