How do you propagate a Silver Mound?

August 2024 · 2 minute read

Silver mound is also fairly easy to propagate through stem cuttings during the summer. Just take a 3 inch stem tip cutting and stick it in sand after applying rooting hormone. I have seven more started with plans to take additional ‘Silver Mound’ artemisia cuttings later in the summer.Click to see full answer. Likewise, how do you propagate Artemisia?Cut 4- to 6-inch sections from the tips of two or three healthy, semi-ripe artemisia shoots, using hand pruners, and place them in a container of water. Take the cuttings in autumn after the humidity drops. Make the cuts below a pair of leaf nodes from shoots of recent growth.Additionally, why is my Silver Mound plant dying? Water actively growing “Silver Mound” only when the top 3 inches of soil are dry to the touch. Over-watering and poorly drained, heavy soils are the most common reasons for failing plants. Roots suffocating from excessive moisture lead to stunted, discolored and dying leaves and suffocated roots. Keeping this in consideration, how do you split a Silver Mound? Soils that are too rich or too poor create the condition of splitting, dying out or separating in the middle of the mound. This is best corrected by division of the plant. Regular division of the silver mound Artemisia is a part of caring for silver mound, but is required less often if planted in the proper soil.How do you propagate sagebrush?Dig up sagebrush seedlings from around the base of a wild or cultivated mature sagebrush plant; dig a wide perimeter around the seedling to avoid damaging the roots. Choose plants with 13-inch tops or taller and roots between 6 and 12 inches long for the best transplanting success.

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