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Milkweed cuttings

13 years ago

Anyone have any luck getting milkweed to root from cuttings? I was forced into cutting down a HUGE patch of common milkweed at my rental property, and because of the tap roots, there is just no easy way to move them.
I have cut them all off, and have them in water for now...and they are very alive. I'm panicking that once I hormone dip them and try to root them that I'll lose them.

Any ideas?

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Wildflowergma
13 years ago
This may help, but remember the cuttings should be about 3-6 inches in length, and the top portions of the plant work best in MHO.

Propagating milkweeds from cuttings:

To start cuttings, cut the stems underwater, then dip in rooting hormone. The cuttings should be placed in sand, vermiculite, or potting soil that is kept continuously moist. Best cuttings are made from stems 1/3 inch diameter.
Wildflowergma
13 years ago
Also, I have moved Asclepias tuberosa several times and have had no trouble with reestablishing the plants because of the taproot.
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Thanks for the tips. Maybe my eyes aren't the greatest - and I'm not experienced about what to look for - but even with 3x-5x magnifiers can't see anything obvious. Nothing moving. These plants always have seemed a bit milky-sappy-stringy, so the whitish fuzz under the leaves doesn't seem out of place. There are small dark gray-ish (or light blackish) spots under some of the leaves. Not sure if that could just be sprinkling of the potting mix, or really tiny sessile parasites or fungus. In the lower left of this post's photo the small topmost new leaves (left of previous posting photo) have died off. The rest are just underside views of leaves, which don't seem remarkable. ...might have to think about re-starting from seeds.
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Mary Leek
13 years ago
If your cuttings don't root, all is not lost. I find starting common milkweed by seed is extremely easy and it grows very fast. By the second year, you should have another nice patch, by the third year, great huge plants once again.

I live in the city on a small lot and I grow my common milkweed in huge pots to keep it from spreading into unwanted places by underground nodes. It grows very well in these huge pots, too. I find it about the easiest of the perennial milkweed to grow by seed.

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